Complaint About B.C. Ferries Plastic Pollution Incident

environment · 2019-07-11 · Baynes Sound Connector ferry

A local witness reported that on July 11, 2019, B.C. Ferries discharged a large amount of yellow plastic into the ocean due to a metal object stuck in a guide wheel that stripped plastic coating off a cable. The ferry continued operation despite the damage, causing plastic pollution in the ocean.

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• “I'm going to have to report B.C. Ferries for discharging a large amount of yellow plastic into the ocean today (11,July,2019)... a metal object stuck in one of the guide wheels and it stripped almost all the plastic off the north most cable... a large amount of plastic spewing out the back” — The Islands Grapevine – July 18th, 2019 (July 18th, 2019)

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