XPost: can.politics, van.general   
   From: invalid@invalid.ca   
      
   pøliticoßoy wrote:   
   > . . . Setting the pattern for any oil spills that might occur   
   > in future. Certainly can't rely on the Harper government for any   
   > help -   
   > unless it's to close the very Coast Guard stations that monitor   
   > these types   
   > of disasters.   
   > British Columbians were right to fear Enbridge and Kinder   
   > Morgan.  This was a *new* ship that fouled and contaminated   
   > Vancouver's beaches.  'Double hulled' be damned.   
      
      
   I regret this incident as much as you do. This being said, it would   
   help to get your facts right.   
   1. The /Marathassa/ is a bulk carrier. It came to Vancouver to load   
   grain at one of the grain elevators in Burrard Inlet, something that   
   has been done for numerous years. In a previous post, you mentioned   
   that this ship was a "tanker", i.e. a vessel built to carry petroleum   
   products. Slight difference.   
   2. Here you mention "double hulled". We agree that "double hulling"   
   will be compulsory for tankers. Do you know for a fact that this   
   requirement applies to bulk grain carriers also? Personally, I have   
   not heard anything of the sort.   
      
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