Sitkaspruce
Well-Known Member
I recieved this at work today. Let me know if the video does not work, sometimes the link is only for gov. employees. Pretty amazing footage.
VIDEO TAKEN AT ROBSON BIGHT SHOWS WRECKAGE STABLE
VICTORIA - Video footage of the sunken equipment in Robson Bight
(Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve shows that the vehicles are mostly
upright, relatively undamaged and do not appear to be leaking
hydrocarbons.
The Ministry of Environment is contracting with technical experts to
provide additional analysis of the equipment in Robson Bight. This will
help the Ministry of Environment and its partner, the Canadian Coast
Guard (CCG), to assess the risks posed by the equipment and identify
options for its mitigation.
These analyses will include a look by Environment Canada at the possible
effects if any of the remaining petroleum products are released, and
reviews by other experts to further assess the condition and stability
of the tanker sitting on the seabed.
The partners will then review the experts' findings before determining
next steps. It is believed that the current condition of the equipment
on the seafloor will allow the time necessary to undertake a complete
analysis of the options available.
The ministry and the CCG partnered in obtaining video footage to
determine the condition of the wreckage after a barge carrying vehicles
and forestry equipment foundered, dumping 11 pieces of equipment inside
the boundary of the protected area on Aug. 20, 2007.
The video footage to be used in the analysis was obtained using a
submersible that surveyed the wreckage in detail over a number of days.
The Ministry of Environment and CCG are providing an edited version of
the tape online that provides footage of the wreckage located over 1,100
feet below the surface.
First Nations and the Living Oceans Society observed the underwater
assessment in the Bight, both will receive a report of the initial
findings and a copy of the entire footage. The edited version of the
footage can be viewed or downloaded at
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/pac/videos/bpenner/2008/robson_bight/
Cheers
SS
VIDEO TAKEN AT ROBSON BIGHT SHOWS WRECKAGE STABLE
VICTORIA - Video footage of the sunken equipment in Robson Bight
(Michael Bigg) Ecological Reserve shows that the vehicles are mostly
upright, relatively undamaged and do not appear to be leaking
hydrocarbons.
The Ministry of Environment is contracting with technical experts to
provide additional analysis of the equipment in Robson Bight. This will
help the Ministry of Environment and its partner, the Canadian Coast
Guard (CCG), to assess the risks posed by the equipment and identify
options for its mitigation.
These analyses will include a look by Environment Canada at the possible
effects if any of the remaining petroleum products are released, and
reviews by other experts to further assess the condition and stability
of the tanker sitting on the seabed.
The partners will then review the experts' findings before determining
next steps. It is believed that the current condition of the equipment
on the seafloor will allow the time necessary to undertake a complete
analysis of the options available.
The ministry and the CCG partnered in obtaining video footage to
determine the condition of the wreckage after a barge carrying vehicles
and forestry equipment foundered, dumping 11 pieces of equipment inside
the boundary of the protected area on Aug. 20, 2007.
The video footage to be used in the analysis was obtained using a
submersible that surveyed the wreckage in detail over a number of days.
The Ministry of Environment and CCG are providing an edited version of
the tape online that provides footage of the wreckage located over 1,100
feet below the surface.
First Nations and the Living Oceans Society observed the underwater
assessment in the Bight, both will receive a report of the initial
findings and a copy of the entire footage. The edited version of the
footage can be viewed or downloaded at
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/pac/videos/bpenner/2008/robson_bight/
Cheers
SS
