HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s transportation minister says the provincial government will issue a request for proposals to remove a derelict ship that ran aground off Cape Breton two years ago.
Geoff MacLellan says the provincial government needs to take leadership on removing the MV Miner, which became stranded in September 2011 off the coast of Scatarie Island, a provincially protected wilderness area.
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MacLellan says the government wants to work with Ottawa on a plan to share the costs of removing the bulk carrier.
The ship was being towed to Turkey to be scrapped when it ran aground.
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Former premier Darrell Dexter called on the federal government to remove the ship, but Ottawa said it was the salvage company’s responsibility.
A salvage company had agreed to do the work but it later left the job, citing concerns with bureaucratic hurdles and calling on the province to pay for expenses.
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