Tug carrying 22,000 litres of diesel capsizes in Fraser River off Vancouver

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Tug carrying 22,000 litres of diesel capsizes in Fraser River off Vancouver – CP

by ahnationtalk on August 14, 2018488 Views

Source: The Canadian Press
Aug 14, 2018

VANCOUVER _ A tug carrying as much as 22,000 litres of diesel fuel has capsized in the Fraser River between Vancouver and Richmond.

Information on the Ministry of Environment website says the tug, George H. Ledcor, capsized near Deering Island, just east of Vancouver International Airport, early Tuesday morning.

The responding agencies include the coast guard, Environment Ministry, City of Vancouver, Musqueam First Nation, Transport Canada and Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, which is tasked with handling fuel spills along the B.C. coast.

The coast guard has laid booms around the tug.

Officials have not said why the tug may have capsized.

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