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Operator agreed to pay millions to settle with First Nations after oil spill
On June 8, 2026, a Texas-based cargo barge operator has agreed to pay $12.2 million to settle with B.C. First Nations for environmental damage from a spill of 110 tons diesel and 2,000 litres of lubricant into prime clam-harvesting grounds and cultural practice area, caused by the grounding of the 'Nathen E. Stewart' on Oct 13, 2016. The spill polluted more than 350 kilometres of coastline and left lifelong impacts for those who were living there. The deal with the Heiltsuk First Nation, based in Bella Bella, required the company to participate in a traditional washing and healing ceremony and to provide 90 days’ notice when transiting the nation’s waters. The Transportation Safety Board had found that the accident was likely caused by a watchkeeper falling asleep, and that Transport Canada had not done enough to prevent fatigue. The First Nation was still seeking compensation from the federal government and Canada’s Ship- source Oil Pollution Fund, as well as regulatory reform. The First Nation was still seeking compensation from the federal government and Canada’s Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund, as well as regulatory reform.
Kirby Offshore Marine Corp. fined for oil spill
The Texas-based company Kirby Offshore Marine Corp. has been fined over 2.9 million US Dollars in penalties after pleading guilty to a diesel spill from "Nathan E.Stewart" that ran aground and sank in a First Nation's fishing territory on B.C.'s Central Coast. The decision against the company was handed down on July 16, 2019, in Bella Bella, British Columbia. The "Nathan E.Stewart" spilled 110,000 litres of diesel and heavy oils in Oct 2016. The Transportation Safety Board found that a crew member missed a planned course change because he fell asleep while alone on watch.
Report: Fatigue caused grounding of tug
The Transportation Safety Board found out that the second mate on the "Nathan E. Stewart" that ran aground off Vancouver Island missed a planned change of course because he fell asleep while he was alone on watch. About 107,000 litres of diesel and more than 2,200 litres of lubricants, including gear and hydraulic oils, leaked into the Pacific Ocean after the "Nathan E. Stewart" ran aground in October 2016. He had been working a schedule that didn't allow for sufficient rest while off duty, the board said Thursday. The safety board recommendied that watchkeepers be trained to help identify and prevent the risks of fatigue, and that all vessel owners have fatigue-management plans tailored to individual operators. Fatigue has been identified as a “casual or contributory factor” in a number of marine accidents. The report also said spill response and recovery efforts were within prescribed time standards, but there was some confusion about who had authority over the operation. The board said keeping watch alone on the bridge of the "Nathan E. Stewart" was contrary to Canadian regulations. It said the second mate had been alternating between six hours on duty and six hours of rest for more than two days. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board released a report in November saying the tug's second mate told investigators he missed a change of course after falling asleep, which the board said was the probable cause of the vessel running aground. The U.S. report said Houston-based Kirby Offshore Marine had ineffectively implemented safety management procedures, which contributed to the accident involving its tug and that there was a lack of documentation on safety rounds and no evidence that safety management rules were implemented on board the "Nathan E. Stewart". Full report: http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/2016/m16p0378/m16p0378.asp
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