Majority of shipping containers that fell off MV Zim Kingston still missing – Mission City Record
Vancouver Island clean-up organizers looking for more federal follow-through
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Vancouver Island clean-up organizers looking for more federal follow-through
Beach cleanup group's leader unhappy that more isn't being done to recover containers that fell into sea
It's been three months since 109 shipping containers were knocked from a cargo ship traveling through rough seas off the west coast of Vancouver Island, yet the location of all but four remain unknown.
Around two weeks ago, Nicole Gervais said chunks of Styrofoam started washing ashore on the northern end of Long Beach, near the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation community of Esowista on Vancouver Island.
Volunteers are collecting debris from broken shipping containers that is washing up on northern Vancouver Island beaches, even though they’ve been told they are not needed.