Information
ID: CA-31
Region: Pacific
Case/Incident Name: M/V Vanlene
Time: 1972-3-14

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Location
Spill Location: Canada , BC , Austin Island, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island
Spill latitude N: 48.859927
Spill longitude E: -125.310126

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Incident Character
Incident Description: Wrecked
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: Bunker B, diesel fuel and lubricating
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Shorelines
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Citation

Ages, A.B., 1972. The ‘Vanlene’ accident. Pacific Marine Science Rept. 72-4, Pacific Region, Marine Sciences Branch, Department of the Environment, Victoria BC, 22 pp.

Herlinveaux, R.H., 1972. Preliminary report on the oil spill from the grounded freighter “Vanlene”. Pacific Marine Sciences Rept. 72-11, Pacific Region, Marine Science Directorate, Department of the Environment Canada, Victoria BC, 21 pp.
https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/54789.pdf.

Quayle, D.B. 1974. The Vanlene oil spill. Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Manuscript Report Series No. 1289, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo BC, 21 pp.
https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/23072.pdf