A tug boat and empty fuel barge ran aground early this morning near Bella Bella on B.C. The Nathan E. Stewart and the fuel barge DBL 55 crashed on Edge Reef, in Seaforth Channel near Athlone Island, just after 1 a.m. PT, Canadian Coast Guard spokesperson Michelle Imbeau said in an email. The tug was southbound from Alaska and the fuel barge was empty, but the tug is leaking diesel. None of us want to see any kind of a spill on this coast whether it's diesel, gasoline, crude oil." The tug and barge are owned by the U.S. company Kirby Offshore Marine.

Source: CBC News October 13, 2016 17:39 UTC