Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 mayor says he is disappointed with compensation the city has received after an oil spill four years ago in English Bay.

Last spring, the city received $266,014 from Canada91裸聊视频檚 Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund 91裸聊视频� the second highest amount paid to a local government, according to a fund spokesperson.

However, the city had claimed twice that much 91裸聊视频� $569,053.

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In April 2015, the Cypriot-registered grain freighter Marathassa leaked 2,800 litres of oil into English Bay, sending a sheen onto many surrounding beaches.

The Canadian Coast Guard91裸聊视频檚 delayed response ignited a media firestorm in which about how long it had taken to deploy containment booms and notify the city, adding that had the spill been any worse, the outcome would have been a 91裸聊视频渃atastrophe.91裸聊视频�

The Coast Guard would later complete a report that made 25 recommendations on how to deal with marine spills in the future, including improved coordination and communication.

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The fund recovered more than $2 million from the owners of the Marathassa, with offers also made to the Port of Vancouver and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

The port claimed $198,947 and was offered $172,674 (including $13,874 in accrued interest), and the DFO claimed $2,431,746 and was offered $1,855,627 plus interest.

According to the claim , the shipmaster initially denied any responsibility for the oil spill. Transport Canada marine safety inspectors later traced the source to an on-board mechanical defect, which allowed bunker fuel into the bilge.

karissa.gall@blackpress.ca
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