OUR VOICES ARE GROWING IN NUMBERS—We are pleased to announce that another new group of concerned citizens is joining us in our efforts to end the use of commercial freighter anchorages in the Southern Gulf Island waters: DeCourcy Anchorage Watch. DeCourcy Island stands as one of the most popular destination water-access islands in the Southern Gulf, located approximately 16 kilometres …
Investigation into freighter collision reveals ongoing dangers Southern Gulf Islands
The results from a Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation are in. On March 30, 2020 a 200 metre cargo ship dragged anchor in high winds and collided with another ship in Plumper Sound (between Mayne, Saturna and Pender Islands). The anchor chains from both ships became entangled. This account of how quickly things went from bad to worse is …
