Robson Bight Ecological Reserve

An underwater investigation revealed that the diesel fuel truck was resting upright and intact on the seafloor with about 10,000 litres of diesel fuel still inside, facing the potential for corrosion by the seawater and a massive leak into the surrounding environment.

After much deliberation and pressure from Greenpeace, Living Oceans Society and other concerned whale organizations, the government of Canada and British Columbia announced on April 18th that they would perform a joint salvage operation of the fuel-laden wreckage. However, while the clean-up decision was welcomed, a tedious governmental planning process has left the orcas that are returning to the area in June at risk of further contamination, as the actual clean-up date has not been set. To read more about the events that have taken place in Robson Bight and to find out the latest news on the governments plans to salvage the wreckage, see below.