On October 13, 2016 the Nathan E. Stewart tug pushing a barge crashed and sank off the coast of Bella Bella, in the Great Bear Rainforest, Heiltsuk territory. The tug had nearly 60,000 gallons, or 200,000 litres, of fuel onboard. Only 6,554 gallons of fuel were recovered before the tug sunk into the…
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