Arca 1

• Ship that ran aground off Sydney Mines successfully towed

  Two previous attempts to tow the Arca 1 were postponed.

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2017
  
• Attempt to tow Arca 1 postponed again due to weather

  The tanker ran aground just north of Sydney Mines last Sunday after losing engine power.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2017
  
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• Salvager confident second try will move tanker off Cape Breton if weather holds

  The salvage master for the company making its second attempt to dislodge the Arca 1 says it will succeed as long as wind and the tide cooperate.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2017
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• Grounded tanker off NS coast raises issue of federal watch on foreign flagged ships: mariners

  Coast guard officials are optimistic a second towing attempt expected on the weekend will shift the double-hulled Arca 1.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2017
• Larger tug to be used to shift grounded tanker off Cape Breton

  A salvage company is readying a more powerful tug after a failed attempt to dislodge a grounded tanker off Cape Breton on Tuesday night.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2017
• Tow of tanker grounded off Cape Breton unsuccessful, operations suspended

  A salvage team was unable to pull a grounded tanker from a sandy bottom off Cape Breton on Tuesday evening.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2017
• Salvage firm plans tow of grounded tanker off Cape Breton after assessing hull

  The Arca 1 ran aground just north of Sydney Mines on Sunday after losing engine power, and its six-member crew was rescued later that day.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2017
• Coast Guard hopes to tow tanker that ran aground off Nova Scotia coast

  The Canadian Coast Guard says it will attempt early Tuesday to free a tanker that ran aground off Cape Breton.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2017
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• 6 crew members rescued from run-aground tanker off Nova Scotia coast

  A helicopter was called in to help remove crew members that were stranded aboard a vessel that ran aground early Sunday morning.

  Environment

  Jan 8, 2017