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It’s extremely unusual for an oil tanker to take Active Pass instead of the neighbouring Boundary Pass, favoured by almost all other commercial routes for its wider, calmer waters. Swanson says he’s never seen an oil tanker take the pass before.
“When you have a tanker travelling through these waters. there is always tremendous danger with dangerous goods being spilt in any amount. It would be a disaster for that to happen,” Swanson says. The arrows point to Active Pass, running between Galiano and Mayne Island. Boundary Pass is the much larger waterway that follows the marine border between the US and Canada.
March 3, 2021 | Safe Passage: A Major New Report From Resource Works
Stewart Muir Stewart Muir is founder and executive director of the Resource Works Society, a Vancouver-based group open to participation by British Columbians from all walks of life who are concerned about their future economic opportunities. He is an author, journalist and historian with experience on three continents including a financial editor of The Vancouver Sun responsible for mining and markets coverage. Since Resource Works was established in 2014, the group has gained international recognition for its practical approach to the public challenges of responsible natural resource development and use.
Study looks at Trans Mountain oil tanker safety perspectives from maritime experts who live on British Columbia’s South Coast.