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Cargo ship Simushir went adrift on Thursday off the West coast of Haida Gwaii, located near British Columbia. The vessel left Everett, Washington and was bound to Russia. As the ship became incapacitated amid the storm, its plight raised an alarm in the regional media, as 400 tons of oil and about 50 tons of diesel fuel it was carrying were deemed enough for an environmental catastrophe, in case the vessel ran aground. The crew fruitlessly attempted to restart the engine. The captain was injured and was later evacuated by helicopter. The Canadian Coast Guard rushed to help, but the rescue operation initially went awry due to the heavy weight of the ship and four-meter high waves in the area. According to CBC, the Canadian vessel Gordon Reid carried out three failed attempts to tow the ship, due to tow lines breaking. Source: RT 
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