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| A Unified Command has been set up to watch over efforts of recovery on the WestCoast Resorts barge currently grounded on a rocky beach west of the Village of Queen Charlotte (photo from Gov't of BC) |
The program which tracks marine incidents in British Columbia has added Saturday night's incident on Haida Gwaii to its data base, making note of the introduction of a Unified Command to oversee the work ahead, though as the Spill and Environmental Emergency program notes there is no spilled content to contend with just yet.
The update from the program which was issued at 1 PM today notes that the barge is stable and no pollution has been observed in the surrounding environment.
The incident is being overseen by a Unified command with representatives from HaiCo, the Council of the Haida Nation, Village of Queen Charlotte and the Canadian Coast Guard.
The Unified Command structure has retained the services of contractors to monitor the situation and develop a plan of action to address the situation.
Among the resources on station is the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Gordon Reid.
You can review the file and updates that will be added to it here.
HaiCo which owns the WestCoast Resorts luxury fishing barge in quesiton, issued their own statement today with further notes on the status of the efforts on Haida Gwaii.
Some background to the weekend incident can be found from our previous blog entries found below:
September 10 -- HaiCo outlines status of Westcoast Resorts barge grounded near Village of Queen Charlotte
September 9 -- Marine incident has Prince Rupert response team Haida Gwaii bound
More notes related to the work of Emergency Responders in the Northwest and Haida Gwaii can be found here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review
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