English Bay Fuel Spill
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Coast Guard responding to partially-sunken barge in Howe Sound carrying fuel, equipmentThe Coast Guard said crews were deployed to contain the "semi-submerged" vessel with a boom on Thursday night.EnvironmentJul 19, 2018
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Trial against shipping company charged in 2015 English Bay fuel spill beginsOne witness said he was handed a piece of paper with a Greek shipping company's letterhead on it by the MV Marathassa's captain, but the company denies it owns the ship.Feb 26, 2018
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Crown gets green light to prosecute Greek shipping company in English Bay fuel spillThe charges followed a Transport Canada investigation into the MV Marathassa, which leaked 2,700 litres of bunker fuel in April 2015.EnvironmentJan 12, 2018
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Vessel that spilled fuel in B.C. deemed safe, allowed to leave Canadian watersA vessel that leaked toxic bunker fuel into Vancouver's English Bay is being allowed to return to normal operations and leave Canadian waters.Apr 25, 2015
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‘90 per cent of the job is done’ but beaches remain closed following English Bay spillHundreds of litres of bunker fuel leaked from the vessel Marathassa into the water, but officials working to clean up the spill now say it may be days, or possibly weeks, before they know exactly how much leaked from the vessel.Apr 14, 2015
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