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More than a year after the Zim Kingston spill, consumer goods from some of the ship’s 109 lost containers still wash up on Vancouver Island shores.

When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she pulled from the sand looked nearly pristine.

When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she pulled from the sand looked nearly pristine.

Advocates still awaiting solutions in the wake of the MV Zim Kingston spill

More than a year later, consumer goods from some of the Zim Kingston's 109 lost containers still wash up on B.C. shores — inflatable toys now torn to pieces by the elements to be picked up alongside vacuum cleaner parts, bike helmets, coolers and urinal mats.

Advocates still awaiting solutions in the wake of the MV Zim Kingston spill

Advocates still awaiting solutions in the wake of the MV Zim Kingston spill

When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she pulled from the sand looked nearly pristine.

When Jill Laviolette started picking debris off Cape Palmerston beach on Vancouver Island following the container spill from the MV Zim Kingston freighter, the inflatable dinosaur and unicorn toys she pulled from the sand looked nearly pristine.