U.S. Army Ship Oil Salvage

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Oil removal work begins on ’fragile’ Second World War-era wreck off coastal B.C.

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U.S. army transport ship M.G. Zalinski has been burping up “slow but consistent drops of oil” since the fall of 2022 .

Crews began diving down to the site for more than a week to do safety checks and prepare it for oil removal work.

The Zalinks was on its way from Seattle to Whittier , Alaska , in 1946 , loaded with army supplies and about 700 tonnes of fuel, when it crashed into rock near Pitt Island .

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