News / Pollution from burning chemicals on Zim Kingston is dispersing, says shipowner

Zim Kingston 24 Oct 2021 Credit Canadian Coast Guard

Photo: Canadian Coast Guard

By Nick Savvides

27/10/2021

In its latest report on the Zim Kingston, which caught fire off the coast of Vancouver on Saturday, owner Danaos Shipping says smoke from the fire is dispersing before any fumes reach population centres.

Danaos said: “Daily plume modelling conducted by Environment Canada to track the smoke shows it is dispersing.”

The fire on board is now said to be limited to a number of “hotspots”, according to a firefighting expert, with firefighters and at least six crew on the vessel assisting ...

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