Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says the city has filed a claim in federal court against the owner of a vessel that spilled fuel off the city's coast in 2015. The claim, filed last month and announced today, is the latest step in the city's efforts to get compensation for its role in the response. "It's ridiculous that it has taken over three years fighting for our costs to be covered for an oil spill in our harbour," Robertson said. "With oil spills around the world, these ship owners are very difficult to go after and the costs are never quite covered by taxpayers or government," he said. The federal claim against the ship owners is for damages, interest and court costs related to the spill.

Source: CBC News May 27, 2018 20:48 UTC