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Ottawa Launches $4.9M Oil Recovery Operation on 1946 B.C. Shipwreck

  • The Canadian government is funding a $4.9 million operation to recover oil from the 1946 wreck of a U.S. Army transport ship near Pitt Island, B.C., due to increasing risks of a major spill.
  • Approximately 27,000 liters of oil remain in the deteriorating wreck, posing environmental hazards.
  • The salvage operation will be conducted with local Indigenous involvement.