“There is currently no threat to the safety of people on shore, but the situation will continue to be monitored,” the Canadian Coast Guard said.
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The Canadian Coast Guard has evacuated 16 people from a burning container ship. Sunday, October 24th. Since the previous day, the ship has been removed Toxic gas from a fire off the Pacific coast of Canada. “An emergency zone (one nautical mile) has been set up around the ship as firefighting operations are underway., InsistedA Canadian Coast Guard.
#GCCEnDirect: CCGS Cape Calvert and CCGS Cape Nadon evacuate 16 people from the container ship M / V. # Jim Kingston Near Victoria, # British Columbia After igniting ten containers. pic.twitter.com/e81NCST0LE
– CoastguardCAN (ardGardeCotiereCAN) October 24, 2021
The ship, Jim Kingston, was anchored off Victoria in British Columbia in the Juan de Fuca Strait, which marks the maritime border between Canada and the United States, according to Marine Traffic, a maritime surveillance site. “The fire is a dynamic event and an incident command post has been set up to manage the situation. Respondents are mobilizing to fight the fire and recover containers separated from the ship on Friday.”Also, the Coast Guard said.
The origin of the fire on Sunday is not yet known. The container ship contained more than 52 tons of chemicals, including one loaded in two containers that caught fire, the CBC reported, citing the Coast Guard. According to Radio-Canada, Jim Kingston was in trouble Friday after losing 40 containers in the Pacific and the Canadian Coast Guard and their U.S. counterparts worked together to find them.
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