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The remnants of one of the worst maritime disasters in the Pacific Northwest, including an estimated $10 million worth of gold, could soon be recovered and put in a museum.
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.