Vancouver, August 14: Beaches at Richmond’s Garry Point Park are closed after the Canadian Coast Guard investigated and try to clean up a recent diesel spill.
The next day, CCG crews found “a large patch of recoverable product on the water,” the spokesperson’s email continued, adding they “deployed absorbent pads and recovered an estimated 100 litres of pollutants.” Those pollutants were primarily but not exclusively diesel fuel. However, the source was still not found despite crews checking in with the owners of multiple boats and ships in the area.
On Friday, the vessel was located and the cause identified.
Beaches at Garry Point Park are currently closed while @CoastGuardCAN investigate a spill in the water surrounding the area. Please stay back from shorelines, keep pets away from the water & avoid swimming. #RichmondBC pic.twitter.com/qSkm1tAex3
— City of Richmond BC (@Richmond_BC) August 12, 2022
The City of Richmond announced the closure of the popular beaches on Friday, urging residents to stay back from the shoreline and out of the water.
The Steveston Harbour Authority and the CCG will monitor the situation over the weekend and the owner of the vessel has been instructed to clean the bilge by Monday, the statement from the CCG concludes.
