Simushir, fuel-laden Russian cargo ship, adrift off Haida Gwaii [View all]

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Simushir, fuel-laden Russian cargo ship, adrift off Haida Gwaii

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/simushir-fuel-laden-russian-cargo-ship-adrift-off-haida-gwaii-1.2803590

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A 135-metre cargo ship laden with hundreds of tonnes of bunker and diesel fuel is adrift without power off the west coast of Haida Gwaii, and the Haida Nation fears the vessel will run aground tonight.

The Russian bulk carrier vessel Simushir is at the whim of wind and waves about 25 kilometres off Moresby Island's Tasu Sound, according to the Canadian Forces' Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria.

The Canadian Coast Guard reported that the ship was incapacitated in gale force winds at around 1:30 a.m. PT Friday. Officials said later that afternoon that efforts were underway to get the ship's engine running again, but winds could push the vessel closer to land before that happens.

CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe said storm warnings remain in effect for the area and the wind, which had been gusting from the southwest, will be changing direction.



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