Crews have surveyed a capsized tug in the Fraser River, plugged its fuel vents and stopped the release of fuel from its tanks, according to Emergency Management B.C.
The George H. Ledcor, a tugboat with the capacity to carry 22,000 litres of diesel on board capsized late Monday night near Vancouver’s Deering Island, on the north arm of the Fraser River.
How much fuel has spilled still isn’t known, however there was a sheen visible in the surrounding waters and the odour of diesel in the air, local residents say.
A rainbow sheen of diesel laps on the shore of the Fraser
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