Report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast out today
The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast.
MV Zim Kingston
Urinal mats, blow up toys still wash up on B.C. shores after 2021 spill
When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she pulled from the sand looked nearly pristine.
Canada’s not prepared to handle marine cargo spills, House committee finds
A parliamentary committee is recommending changes and has red-flagged response gaps by Ottawa as debris from the ZIM Kingston cargo spill in B.C. reportedly reaches as far north as Alaska.
Debris from cargo ship spill last fall spreading along B.C. coast
A volunteer organization that has been cleaning up debris from a cargo ship that lost 109 containers off the B.C. coast last fall says the incident should be a wake-up call to the need for more urgent action.
MV Zim Kingston’s missing containers still sparking Vancouver Island concerns
Vancouver Island MPs are calling for improved ocean protection and spill response as more than 100 shipping containers are still unaccounted for after the MV Zim Kingston cargo spill.
105 containers that dumped off cargo ship near B.C. likely at the sea bottom
The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of the 105 missing containers that fell into the sea from a cargo ship off Victoria in late October have sunk.
Container fire on cargo ship off B.C. coast is now under control
Officials don't yet know how many containers burned aboard a cargo ship in a still-smouldering blaze off the coast of Victoria, a spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard said on Sunday, October 24, 2021.