MV Marathassa

• MV Marathassa acquitted of all charges in 2015 English Bay oil spill

  The 2015 spill leaked more than 2,700 litres of fuel oil into English Bay.

  Environment

  Feb 7, 2019
  
• Three years after English Bay fuel spill, Vancouver says it’s seen no compensation

  "It's ridiculous that it's taken over three years now fighting for the costs to be covered for an oil spill in our harbour," said Mayor Gregor Robertson.

  Environment

  May 27, 2018
  
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• Trial against shipping company charged in 2015 English Bay fuel spill begins

  One 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 spill

  The charges followed a Transport Canada investigation into the MV Marathassa, which leaked 2,700 litres of bunker fuel in April 2015.

  Environment

  Jan 12, 2018
• Company a no-show in court on English Bay spill charges

  A company accused of operating a ship that leaked bunker fuel in Vancouver's English Bay in April 2015 failed to appear in British Columbia Provincial Court to face charges linked to the spill.

  Environment

  Apr 6, 2017
• Charges laid against owners of MV Marathassa in English Bay oil spill

  Charges have been laid against the owners of the MV Marathassa nearly two years after a leak of bunker fuel fouled the beaches of English Bay in Vancouver, but the company is trying to scuttle the case.

  Mar 30, 2017
• English Bay oil spill one year later: what’s changed and who paid?

  On April 8, it will be one year since Vancouverites woke up to news of oil washing up on the shores of English Bay and the Stanley Park Seawall.

  Environment

  Apr 7, 2016
• 2-hour delay in English Bay fuel spill response could have been avoided: report

  A report reviewing the coast guard’s response to a fuel spill in Vancouver’s English Bay is expected to be released later this morning.

  Jul 31, 2015
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• First Nation wants top role in oil spill response

  A B.C. First Nation is demanding to play a "priority-one role" in responses to oil spills, following last week's toxic fuel spill in English Bay.

  Apr 18, 2015