A barge containing 70 000 liters of diesel which sank off Nova Scotia worries environmental authorities. On Tuesday, they recommended that fishermen avoid the area of the sinking, because diesel escaping from the structure at the bottom. It is the Coast Guard has identified a pool of 15 meters wide and 1.5 kilometers long. The damage to nature will be minimal Environment Canada because the fuel flows slowly and evaporates quickly, or within hours. The barge named Shovelmaster, owned by the Irving company, sank last Sunday during a storm about 70 kilometers off Varmouth, south-west of the province. It was then the trip from Saint John, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition to 70 000 liters of diesel, the barge also contains 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid and 200 gallons of oil. Yesterday, the federal Department of Environment and the Coast Guard had reviewed the matter and it was revealed that the plan will be applied in this case has not yet been determined. According to state television, one solution would be to remove the barge from the water, but the operation could be complicated by the fact that it is 125 meters under water. Another plan would fetch only fuel. In addition, some questions emerge about the impact on the lobster fishery. On Tuesday, Fisheries and Oceans Canada contends that the industry is sinking away from the intensive fishing and diesel will be dispersed quickly in the environment. Yet, yesterday, some speakers wondered whether this shipwreck will affect the industry when fishermen will have to take off during the month of December.
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