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Sunken boat causes fuel spill in Fraser River

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Sunken boat causes fuel spill in Fraser River
WATCH: Environmental crews are responding to a fuel spill on the Fraser River – Mar 24, 2017

An environmental response crew and the Coast Guard are attending the scene of a fuel spill in the Fraser River near Mission that occurred Friday afternoon.

The fuel is seeping from a sunken 40- to 50-foot boat, the Queen of East Vancouver.

Crews don’t know yet exactly how much fuel was on board or how much has leaked into the water, but a visible oil sheen can be seen on the river from the air.

The Western Canada Marine Response Cooperation and Canadian Coast Guard are on the scene.

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