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Cleanup winding down on False Creek mystery spill, but source remains unknownEfforts to clean up an oily material from Vancouver's False Creek are winding down, but officials say they still don't know where it came from.EnvironmentDec 13, 2023
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Coast Guard investigating oily sheen in Vancouver’s False CreekMichelle Imbeau, a spokeswoman with the Coast Guard, says crew members from their Kitsilano base were using "remotely piloted aircraft" to determine the source.EnvironmentDec 6, 2023
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Runaway barge wrangled from hitting Vancouver’s English Bay BeachA runway barge in Vancouver got awfully close to beaching in English Bay.CanadaNov 19, 2023
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‘Shameful’: Mariners’ union slams loss of search technology on B.C. coastA key maritime union says it is "shameful" the federal government has let an old but reliable search tool fall into disrepair on the B.C. coast.CanadaNov 17, 2023
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Loss of key coast guard tool putting lives at risk on B.C. coast, former officer saysThe former superintendent of B.C.'s coast guard stations says the loss of a tool known as radio direction finding has degraded the service's ability to find boats in distress.CanadaNov 16, 2023
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‘Miracle’: 1 of 2 missing U.S. fishermen found adrift in life raft off Vancouver IslandOne of two missing mariners was found alive in a life raft Thursday, a day after U.S. officials had suspended their search and two weeks after their vessel left port in Washington.CanadaOct 26, 2023
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1 dead after vessel capsizes off Vancouver’s Wreck BeachThe Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said it received a distress call from the vessel near Wreck Beach around 1:30 p.m.CanadaOct 23, 2023
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Search and rescue crews look for overdue boaters on Great Slave Lake: Yellowknife RCMPRCMP in Yellowknife, NWT, received a report on Thursday that two boaters had not returned from their boating trip on Great Slave Lake. An aerial search was planned for Saturday.CanadaOct 14, 2023
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Hundreds of derelict vessels removed from Canadian waters: Coast GuardThe coast guard's list of wrecks now has nearly 1,500 entries, roughly two-thirds of which are in British Columbia.EnvironmentSep 27, 2023
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Police identify victims after fishing boat sinks off Quebec coastThe Silver Condor had already sunk by the time rescuers arrived – nearly four hours after a distress signal was received at around 2:30 a.m. on Monday.Sep 26, 2023
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