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Second B.C. shipping incident in two days - Tern Arrow lost engine power in heavy seas
A second ocean-going vessel has run into trouble on the B.C. north coast in two days, creating further fodder for critics seeking to block the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project. Dan Bate, spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard, said Friday that the deep-sea cargo ship, Tern Arrow, lost engine power in heavy seas and 40-knot winds near Laredo Sound south of Kitimat on Thursday, Nov. 22,2012 at 2:17 p.m. The Bahamas-registered 188-metre ship drifted for almost three hours before establishing emergency power at 5 p.m. and heading to open water at one to three knots southbound for the Pine Island pilot station, Bate said. "At the time the vessel regained power it was south of McInnes Island in open waters." he added. Read it on Global News: Global BC | Second B.C. shipping incident in two days heightens concerns over Enbridge Northern Gateway project http://www.globaltvbc.com/second+bc+shipping+incident+in+two+days+heightens+concerns+over+enbridge+northern+gateway+project/6442759649/story.html
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