Author: anchunjiang

CA-36

Information
ID: CA-36
Region: Atlantic
Case/Incident Name: M/V Gordon C. Leitch
Time: 1999-3-23
Location
Spill Location: Canada , QC , Havre-Saint-Pierre
Spill latitude N: 50.234692
Spill longitude E: -63.592324
Incident Character
Incident Description: The vessel struck the lock wall while entering the St. Lawrence Seaway’s Eisenhower Lock sustaining a 2.00m long hull fracture to the forward port side hull plating above the waterline.
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: Bunker fuel
Volume Spilled (m3): 49.0
Oiled Shoreline (km):
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Shoreline Substrates:
Shore Treatment Methods: Manual removal
Natural Attenuation Monitored:
Treatment Information: They quickly put containment booms in place, managing to corral about 17 tons of the oil.
Waste Data:
Citation

Roberge, B., Chapdelaine, G. (2000). Monitoring the impact of the Gordon C Leitch oil spill on the breeding bird populations of the Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, (QC) Canada. Canada. https://lepekamadubef.readingsink.icu/monitoring-the-impact-of-the-gordon-c-leitch-oil-spill-on-the-breeding-bird-populations-of-the-mingan-ar-29259lk.php

CA-35

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ID: CA-35
Region: Atlantic
Case/Incident Name: M/V Saraband
Time: 1998-2-2
Location
Spill Location: Canada , QC , St. Lawrence Estuary
Spill latitude N: 48.13522
Spill longitude E: -69.744601
Incident Character
Incident Description:
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: Heavy fuel oil
Volume Spilled (m3): 224.0
Oiled Shoreline (km):
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Shoreline Substrates:
Shore Treatment Methods: Mechanical removal
Natural Attenuation Monitored:
Treatment Information: The spill contractor hired by the shipowner, is hauling out oiled ice with a clamshell crane under CCG and Environment Canada supervision. Apply mineral fines to the oil stranded on or within the ice during a scheduled ice-breaking operation to open the shipping channel.
Waste Data: Some oil was recovered from the broken ice around the vessel more than 1400 tons of ice removed
Citation

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/dpm.1999.07308aac.003/full/html

CA-34

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ID: CA-34
Region: Pacific
Case/Incident Name: Barge
Time: 2015-9-1
Location
Spill Location: Canada , BC , Selkirk Waterway, Victoria
Spill latitude N: 48.438181
Spill longitude E: -123.380413
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Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
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CA-33

Information
ID: CA-33
Region: Pacific
Case/Incident Name: Mystery spill
Time: 1983-1-21
Location
Spill Location: Canada , BC , Whytecliff, Howe Sound
Spill latitude N: 49.362822
Spill longitude E: -123.30642
Incident Character
Incident Description: Unknown
Incident Type: Unknown (U)
Oil Type: Bunker B
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Shoreline Substrates: Mixed sediment beach
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McLaren, P. 1984. The Whytecliff oil spill, British Columbia: sediment trends and oil movement on a beach. Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources, Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research, Paper 84-1A, 81-85. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285568684_WHYTECLIFF_OIL_SPILL_BRITISH_COLUMBIA_SEDIMENT_TRENDS_AND_OIL_MOVEMENT_ON_A_BEACH.

CA-32

Information
ID: CA-32
Region: Pacific
Case/Incident Name: Barge
Time: 1984-3-1
Location
Spill Location: Canada , BC , Eagle Creek, Haida Gwaii
Spill latitude N: 53.844583
Spill longitude E: -131.825111
Incident Character
Incident Description: Broke tow and wrecked
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: Diesel and gasoline
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Shoreline Substrates: Mixed sediment beach
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McLaren, P. 1985. Behaviour of diesel fuel on a high energy beach. Mar. Pollut. Bull., 16 (5), 191-196.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0025326X85904795?via%3Dihub.

CA-31

Information
ID: CA-31
Region: Pacific
Case/Incident Name: M/V Vanlene
Time: 1972-3-14
Location
Spill Location: Canada , BC , Austin Island, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island
Spill latitude N: 48.859927
Spill longitude E: -125.310126
Incident Character
Incident Description: Wrecked
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: Bunker B, diesel fuel and lubricating
Volume Spilled (m3):
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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

CA-30

Information
ID: CA-30
Region: Pacific
Case/Incident Name: M/V Irish Stardust
Time: 1973-1-24
Location
Spill Location: Canada , BC , Alert Bay, Vancouver Island
Spill latitude N: 50.5801
Spill longitude E: -126.940082
Incident Character
Incident Description: Grounded on Haddington Reef rupturing two fuel tanks
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: no. 2 bunker fuel
Volume Spilled (m3): 204.0
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Owner: Irish Shipping Ltd.
Country of the owner: Ireland
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Green, D.R., Bawden, C., Cretney, W.J., and Wong, C.S. 1974. The Alert Bay oil spill: a one-year study of the recovery of a contaminated bay. Pacific Marine Science Rept. 74-9, Pacific Region, Marine Sciences Directorate, Environment Canada, Victoria BC, 44 pp.
https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/54815.pdf.

CA-27

Information
ID: CA-27
Region: Atlantic
Case/Incident Name: Tank farm
Time: 2018-8-2
Location
Spill Location: Canada , NS , Tufts Cove, Halifax Harbour
Spill latitude N: 44.674428
Spill longitude E: -63.596967
Incident Character
Incident Description: Corroded pipe
Incident Type: Pipeline (P)
Oil Type: Heavy Fuel
Volume Spilled (m3): 24.0
Oiled Shoreline (km):
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Owner: Nova Scotia Light and Power Company, Limited
Country of the owner: Canada
Shorelines
Shoreline Substrates:
Shore Treatment Methods: Manual removal, Mechanical removal
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CA-25

Information
ID: CA-25
Region: Atlantic
Case/Incident Name: T/B Irving Whale
Time: 1970-9-7
Location
Spill Location: Canada , PE , North Cape
Spill latitude N: 47.369167
Spill longitude E: -63.31666667
Incident Character
Incident Description: Sinking
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: Bunker C Oil
Volume Spilled (m3): 1235.0
Oiled Shoreline (km): 228.0
Volume on shoreline (m3): 228.0
Owner: J.D. Irving Ltd
Country of the owner: Canada
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Ages, A. 1971. Oil reconnaissance in the Magdalen islands – 1970. Atlantic Oceanography Laboratory, Dept. of Energy, Mines and Resources, Marine Sciences Branch, Atlantic Oceanographic Laboratory, AOL Report 1971-8, Bedford Institute, Dartmouth NS, 22 pp..
https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/49445.pdf.

Brown, C.E., Nelson, R.D., Fingas, M.F. 1996. Recovery of the Irving Whale oil barge: Overflights with the laser environmental airborne fluorosensor. Spill Sci. Technol. Bull., 3, 231-234.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353256197000194.

Government of Canada 1996. Summary of the Further Assessment of the Recovery of the Irving Whale in Light of the Presence of PCBs.
https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/40610998.pdf.

Jarry, V., Theriault, E., Percy, R., Rivet, C. 1997. Contingency Plans for the Salvage of a Barge Containing Bunker C Oil and PCB: The Irving Whale Experience. Proc. International Oil Spill Conference, Amer. Petr. Institute, Pub. 4651, Washington DC, 1004-1005.
https://doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-1997-1-1004.

CA-24

Information
ID: CA-24
Region: Atlantic
Case/Incident Name: T/V Golden Robin
Time: 1974-9-30
Location
Spill Location: Canada , NB , Chaleur Bay
Spill latitude N: 48.072813
Spill longitude E: -66.243781
Incident Character
Incident Description: Sinking
Incident Type: Marine Accident (M)
Oil Type: Bunker C
Volume Spilled (m3): 464.0
Oiled Shoreline (km): 360.0
Volume on shoreline (m3): 360.0
Owner:
Country of the owner:
Shorelines
Shoreline Substrates:
Shore Treatment Methods: Manual removal, Mechanical removal
Natural Attenuation Monitored:
Treatment Information: Aggressive manual and Mechanical treatment, even of heavily oiled marshes, can result in slower recovery compared to natural recovery or light treatment. Aggressive treatment increased the amount and persistence of oil in the soils.
Waste Data:
Citation

Vandermeulen, J.H. and Ross, C.W., 1977. Assessment of Cleanup Tests of an Oiled Salt Marsh – The Golden Robin Spill in Miguasha, Quebec. Part 1. Residual Bunker C Hydrocarbon Concentrations and Compositions. Fisheries and Environment Canada, Environmental Protection Service, Environmental Impact and Assessment Report EPS-8-EC-77-1, Ottawa ON, 31 pp.
https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/40585700.pdf.

Vendermeulen, J.H and Jotcham, J., 1986 Long-term persistence of Bunker C fuel oil and revegetation of a north-tempeate saltmarsh: Miguasha marsh 1974-1985. Proc. 9th AMOP Technical Seminar, Environment Canada, Ottawa ON, 151-166.