SYDNEY, N.S. – A Nova Scotia community group has written Transport Minister Lisa Raitt asking for a full review of an incident involving a freighter that ran aground on Cape Breton’s east coast nearly two years ago.
The Main-a-Dieu Community Development Association is requesting a review of the MV Miner, which washed up on the shores of Scatarie Island in September 2011.
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The ship has been the subject of dispute between the federal and provincial governments over jurisdictional responsibility.
During this time, the ship has steadily disintegrated.
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The group says the MV Miner is a danger to anyone approaching the vessel and poses a potential risk of serious contamination in the event of its complete breakup.
It’s asking the newly appointed Raitt for an impartial review of the facts of the case.
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