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Pollution concerns after former Sea Shepherd ship sank in Shelburne
The former flagship of the controversial Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the "Farley Mowat" has sunk to the bottom of Shelburne Harbour on June 24, 2015. The remains of the vessel were towed into Shelburne in fall 2014 after being forced from its former berth in Lunenburg. Its arrival in Shelburne coincided with an eviction notice from the Waterfront Development Corporation in Lunenburg. It had languished at the wharf since. The Shelburne firefighters were called out after the stern of the ship began slipping under the water. Firefighters refused to board the vessel due to safety concerns. Shortly after, people were asked to leave the Shelburne Marine Terminal and boats were moved over safety concerns. The vessel slipped beneath the water and rolled partially on to its side around 1 a.m. on June 25. Concerns over pollutants saw Canadian Coast Guard and Environment Canada officers arrive at the Shelburne Wharf shortly after the sinking. The vessel has since been surrounded with a containment boom to corral pollutants leaking from the ship. There were reports of an oil sheen on the water and a Canadian Coast Guard aircraft spent part of the morning buzzing the coastline in Shelburne Harbour to determine the extent of the problem. The ship was seized by an RCMP tactical squad in the Cabot Strait in waters off Cape Breton in 2008. Two senior crew of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, were also arrested, charged and later found guilty of interfering with Canada's East Coast seal hunt and endangering the lives of sealers out on the ice floes. The vessel was later sold and found its way to Lunenburg in 2010 for what was to be a refit for operation as an expedition vessel for research in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. That refit never happened and within a year the ship was on the market again to cover unpaid docking fees. Since its arrival in Shelburne, Town officials received numerous complaints about the presence of the vessel at the wharf. It was also recently the subject of a court order over unpaid docking fees. Report with photos: http://www.thecoastguard.ca/News/Local/2015-06-24/article-4193583/Pollution-concerns-raised-after-Farley-Mowat-sinks-at-Shelburne-Wharf/1
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