Terrific. An environmental disaster in the making.

British Columbia’s Environment Ministry says Russian ship could hit land by 10 p.m. if they can’t get it started again - @CTVVancouver
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OLD MASSETT, B.C. — A Russian container ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of fuel was drifting without power in rough seas off British Columbia’s northern coast Friday, a scenario a nearby First Nation community described as its “worst fear.”

“The Canadian Forces’ joint rescue co-ordination centre in Victoria said the Russian carrier Simushir lost power late Thursday night off Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, as it was making its way from Washington state to Russia.”

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