27-11-2017 21:47 via vancouversun.com

Fuel-laden barge now being towed after it was adrift off B.C.’s central coast

BELLA BELLA — Officials say a loaded fuel barge that broke away from its tug off British Columbia’s central coast is now being towed to a safe location and no pollution has been observed.
Lt. Melissa Kia of the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre says another tug, the Gulf Cajun, began towing the 128-metre barge on Monday.
A U.S.-registered tug boat, the Jake Shearer, was pushing the barge through Queen Charlotte Sound when it broke free southwest of Bella Bella on Sunday.
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