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Abandoned and derelict vessels pose significant risks to marine safety and have both economic and environmental impacts on local communities.

Efforts to reduce emissions from ships – including stricter regulations about marine fuels’ allowable level of sulphur – are curbing the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the marine shipping industry.

There are four response organizations located in Canada.

“Marine oil spill response is always evolving because everyone is trying to improve things.”
– Dr. Heather Dettman

Shipwrecks, once lost, are often forgotten, until oil bubbling up to the ocean’s surface reminds us of their lurking threat.

How does air pollution from marine shipping accelerate climate change in the Arctic and what can be done about it?

The transport of oil by ships is no stranger to controversy. But the tempo of that debate is sure to increase as the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project heads for completion at the end of 2022, with all three berths operating at full capacity later in 2023, placing any potential risks to coastal ecosystems from increased tanker traffic firmly in the public spotlight.

Clear Seas’ survey finds that while some countries invest in a dedicated fleet of emergency tugs to rescue a ship in distress, others rely on help from tugs in the vicinity.