Crews continue to monitor B.C. cargo ship fire amid stormy weather

Maritime officers in B.C. say they proceed to carefully monitor a hazardous hearth aboard a cargo ship moored close to Victoria.

No less than 10 containers on the MV Zim Kingston caught hearth on Friday, whereas one other 40 fell into the water and efforts to select them up are being hampered by stormy climate.

Two of the burning containers include hazardous materials recognized as potassium amylxanthate, a chemical utilized in mining operations.

Sixteen crewmembers had been safely taken off the ship on Saturday, whereas 5 others, together with the captain, remained on board.

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An emergency zone has been arrange for one nautical mile across the Zim Kingston, which is at the moment anchored on the Constance Financial institution Anchorage close to Victoria.

“It does look actually good,” Mariah McCooey with the Canadian Coast Guard stated Monday. “It appears just like the containers that have been burning at the moment are simply smouldering. There’s actually no extra open flame seen on the ship, which is actually constructive.”

Climate has prevented crews from boarding the ship.

“Climate is being monitored for an acceptable climate window to conduct the switch of personnel at sea,” Paul Barrett of the Coast Guard stated Monday. “Primarily based on the present forecast, a climate window is predicted this night.”

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Containers that went overboard proceed to float north-northwest parallel to the western shore of Vancouver Island.

Inclement climate has prevented the containers from being recovered. Present modelling signifies the containers is not going to come ashore, the Coast Guard stated.

McCooey stated it’s nonetheless unclear what induced the fireplace.

The Coast Guard stated there are at the moment no impacts to human well being for Better Victoria residents. Crews proceed to observe air high quality within the space, the ministry of setting stated Monday.

McCooey stated there are not any recognized dangers to marine life.

— with recordsdata from Simon Little and The Canadian Press