ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Canadian Coast Guard says a container ship the length of two football fields is adrift off the west coast of Newfoundland. The agency said in an email Wednesday the 265-metre-long MSC Kim reported engine problems…
VICTORIA – The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of the 109 containers that fell from a cargo ship off Victoria in late October have sunk. The containers were tossed from the MV Zim Kingston…
VICTORIA – A fire that burned for nearly a week on the container ship anchored off Victoria’s waterfront has been put out. A statement from Danaos Shipping Co., the manager of the MV Zim Kingston, says the specialized marine service…
VICTORIA – The Canadian Coast Guard says a fire aboard a container ship off the coast of Victoria continues to smoulder. The coast guard says in a statement posted on social media that a salvage crew from Resolve Marine is…
HALIFAX – A second offshore support vessel has arrived off Canada’s east coast to help fight a fire that has been burning for days aboard a large container vessel bound for Halifax. “Several containers are still burning,” Tim Seifert, a…