SIMUSHIR; Moresby Island, QCI, Canada

Moresby Island, QCI, Canada | 2014-Oct-17

Initial Notification: On October 20, 2014, the USCG D17 notified the NOAA SSC that the 441-ft M/V SIMUSHIR (a Russian freighter) had lost propulsion, and was disabled and adrift near the Queen Charlotte Island in Northern British Columbia, Canada. The potential for pollution is 500 tonnes of bunker and 60 tonnes of diesel fuel. The main cargo is containerized box cargo. FOSC Sector Juneau has requested a trajectory to determine if potential spill could impact U.S. waters, shorelines, or resources.