Vancouver oil spill: Kits base would have had faster response says former officer

[The Patriot]

Vancouver oil spill: Kits base would have had faster response says former officer

04-11-2015 02:23 PM

A former Canadian*Coast Guard captain says if the Kitsilano base was still operational, it would have been able to respond with pollution equipment within minutes of learning of the oil spill in English Bay. When the base was operational, Toxopeus says there was a*multitude of equipment available to crew members to deal*with pollution spills including a*12-metre long*work boat, a dedicated oil ...

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