Oil from vessel that sank in 1968 on Vancouver Island to be removed: Fisheries Dept.
Bernadette Jordan, minister of Fisheries and Oceans, addresses the audience at Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
June 09, 2021 - 2:34 PM
VICTORIA - The federal government is taking steps to remove bulk fuel from a vessel that sank in 1968 and is leaking oil off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says recent results of a technical assessment determined that immediate action is necessary to remove fuel from the vessel in order to protect Nootka Sound.
The Fisheries Department says in a release that in the fall of 2020, the shipwreck was confirmed to be the source of visible sheen on the surface of the water off Bligh Island Provincial Park.