The Canadian Coast Guard says attempts to tow a grounded vessel off the coast of Cape Breton will not go ahead as planned Saturday evening.
Officials were hoping to free the Arca 1, which went aground last week.
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Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, the Coast Guard announced they were postponing the tow due to weather.
A salvage team was unable to pull the Arca 1 on Tuesday because crews were unable to remove enough ballast water from the ship to increase the vessel’s buoyancy before the high tide started to go down.
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The vessel is carrying 15 tonnes of fuel for its engines. There have been no reports of any fuel leaks.
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