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The M.V. Miner wreck off Scatarie Island Wilderness Area? Is this =
truly an environmental issue? Or merely an aesthetic one? The ship is an =
empty bulk carrier, not a loaded oil tanker. According to the extensive =
media coverage, there has been no leakage from it, and the small supply =
of oil for its generator and its dirty ballast water had been pumped =
out. If this is correct and there are no other contaminants on board, =
why not just leave it where it is and let it gradually break up?
It will shade out the seaweeds directly under its hull, but provide =
new substrate for all kinds of marine animals and plants. Eventually it =
will break up, like the M.V. Fury on a shoal near Liscomb Island =
(Guysborough Co.), which ran aground in a hurricane in 1965. The Fury is =
the province's other recent large shipwreck. It is well known to local =
sea kayakers. My vote is to remove any remaining pollutants from the =
ship but to leave the wreck to its fate.=20
Dusan Soudek
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Terry Boswell=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 9:56 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Scattarie Island
Hello everyone,
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I am surprised at the lack of e-mail "chatter" on the subject of the =
ship that ran aground on Scattarie Island, Cape Breton. This must surely =
be a concern for the wildlife in the area. Can anyone enlighten us on =
what flora and fauna might be at risk if there is any contamination, be =
it fuel, oil or any other waste from the wreck?
=20
Terry Boswell
Cork St., Halifax
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> The M.V. Miner =
wreck off=20
Scatarie Island Wilderness Area? Is this truly an environmental issue? =
Or merely=20
an aesthetic one? The ship is an empty bulk carrier, not a loaded oil=20
tanker. According to the extensive media coverage, there has =
been no=20
leakage from it, and the small supply of oil for its generator and =
its=20
dirty ballast water had been pumped out. If this is correct and there =
are no=20
other contaminants on board, why not just leave it where it is and let =
it=20
gradually break up?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> It will shade =
out the=20
seaweeds directly under its hull, but provide new substrate for all =
kinds of=20
marine animals and plants. Eventually it will break up, like the M.V. =
Fury on a=20
shoal near Liscomb Island (Guysborough Co.), which ran aground in a =
hurricane in=20
1965. The Fury is the province's other recent large shipwreck. It =
is well=20
known to local sea kayakers.</FONT><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"> My vote=20
is to remove any remaining pollutants from the ship but to leave the =
wreck to=20
its fate. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> Dusan =
Soudek</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dta_boz@hotmail.com href=3D"mailto:ta_boz@hotmail.com">Terry =
Boswell</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 11, 2011 =
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PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Scattarie=20
Island</DIV>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr>Hello everyone,<BR> <BR>I am surprised at the lack =
of e-mail=20
"chatter" on the subject of the ship that ran aground on Scattarie =
Island,=20
Cape Breton. This must surely be a concern for the wildlife in the =
area. Can=20
anyone enlighten us on what flora and fauna might be at risk if there =
is any=20
contamination, be it fuel, oil or any other waste from the=20
wreck?<BR> <BR>Terry Boswell<BR>Cork St.,=20
Halifax<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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