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Fuel tanker aground in Northwest Passage

CBC News -- A fuel tanker carrying 9½ million litres of diesel fuel has run aground in the Northwest Passage, the Canadian Coast Guard confirmed Thursday.
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Trigatti said the situation is stable and the modern, double-hulled ship wasn't damaged on impact. "And there's been no report of danger to the crew or loss of any product or pollutant," he said.
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Woodward's is a major oil supplier to Canada's Arctic. The tanker has been carrying diesel to resupply Gjoa Haven and other remote communities in the region.
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Woodward's has worked out a plan with the Nunavut government to free the beached tanker. Fuel will be pumped from it to another tanker until the stranded tanker is light enough to float. That operation could take more than a week

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Submitted Sep 03, 2010 By: Hamish

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BCweatherman All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:738 Points:805,455 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Sep 6, 2010 5:24:34 PM Ignore BCweatherman Report Abuse The government isn't spending the money to keep the charts up-to-date.
dacofa Champion Author Nevada Posts:3,226 Points:696,510 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 12:05:34 PM Ignore dacofa Report Abuse GPS can locate you with a few feet, but a tanker can't find it's way through a passage that's been used for hundreds of years, gee real good Captain.
Gas_Buzzer Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,860 Points:2,167,795 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 11:44:49 AM Ignore Gas_Buzzer Report Abuse Check the pilot for drugs and alcohol. Then bust him!
TheSicilian Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,036 Points:1,005,250 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 12:37:08 AM Ignore TheSicilian Report Abuse how do you run aground what was the captain doing ------- sleeping
speedys Champion Author Utah Posts:4,676 Points:2,094,345 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 12:37:08 AM Ignore speedys Report Abuse This happens to every ship once in a while.
BMW2014 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,794 Points:364,300 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 5:44:46 PM Ignore BMW2014 Report Abuse Captain tried to explore new passage.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:7,947 Points:1,621,420 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 3:49:26 PM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse Thank goodness for double-hulled tankers. They come in handy with careless pilots.
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:10,810 Points:1,252,470 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 3:35:00 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse so, trans ship it outta there, and mark the channel better
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,179 Points:1,368,885 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 3:31:00 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Pumping it into another tanker will be good, Unless they spill it.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,905 Points:563,360 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 3:10:28 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse good its ok.
Hilsgal Sophomore Author Utah Posts:229 Points:237,890 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 10:58:04 AM Ignore Hilsgal Report Abuse As long as the waters stay reasonable calm, it should be OK (one hopes)
ramammoth Champion Author Modesto Posts:1,389 Points:278,565 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 10:18:19 AM Ignore ramammoth Report Abuse Let's pray that the ship can remain intacted until it is rescued. Rough waters can tear a ship apart if it is ran aground.
Mooseman1 Champion Author Manitoba Posts:7,306 Points:1,381,970 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 10:03:27 AM Ignore Mooseman1 Report Abuse At least it's under control. Thanks to the double hull design.
realtorguzzler Champion Author Florida Posts:1,488 Points:259,210 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 9:59:52 AM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse Glad it's under control. That's the way it should be. Quick response to problems.
zimowski Champion Author San Jose Posts:4,330 Points:1,121,710 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Sep 3, 2010 9:49:33 AM Ignore zimowski Report Abuse Hopefully not another alcohol induced accident.