Several agencies have responded to a diesel leak after a fuel truck rolled off a barge last week off the east coast of Vancouver Island, near Sayward.
The incident happened, in Chancellor Channel, which runs between Hardwicke and West Thurlow island, in high evening winds on April 20. The channel includes a rockfish-conservation area.
The Marine Link Transportation barge had set out from Menzies Bay to take a supply of fuel to a logging company operating on Hardwicke Island. The truck sank in about 36 metres of water. About 1,220 metres of booms have been deployed, and the coast guard has contingency plans specific to the area. Marine Link has also contracted Western Canada Marine Response Corp., which is the Transport Canada-certified marine-spill response organization for the West Coast.
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