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'Exercise extreme caution': 40 shipping containers lost in rough seas off Vancouver Island

The Canadian Coast Guard and United States Coast Guard are warning boaters after 40 shipping containers were tossed from a cargo ship Friday in rough seas off Vancouver Island.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

May be some Christmas gift ideas washing up on shore!

 

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Note that Canada does have a Receiver of Wreck

Navigation Protection Program (NPP) Regional Managers are designated as the Receivers of Wreck (ROW) and are responsible for administering the provisions of Part 4 in the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. The Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act strengthens the protections afforded to owners and salvagers, and contains enhanced enforcement powers. The key role for the Receivers of Wreck is to act as a custodian of a wreck in the absence of the rightful owner. Before taking possession (or salvaging) of a wreck or vessel, the salvor must notify the Receiver of Wreck.

A wreck can be a vessel, ship, boat or aircraft, or anything that was part of or was on those craft, that has been wrecked, stranded, in distress, derelict, aground, sunk or partially sunk.

Receiver of Wreck: Overview

How to legally take possession of a wreck and receive salvage costs, or just report an abandoned boat

tc.canada.ca

 

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Don’t want to find those with hazardous materials that are missing