An update coming today on the grounded cargo ship near Lark Harbour

    Friday, 7 March 2025 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Officials will provide an overview of the current status of the operation and answer questions based on their role as federal overseer and responder to marine pollution threats.

    The Canadian Coast Guard will give an update today on the MSC Baltic III, the cargo ship which ran aground in Cedar Cove, near Lark Harbour. Officials will provide an overview of the current status of the operation and answer questions based on their role as federal overseer and responder to marine pollution threats. Representatives from Environment and Climate Change Canada will also be in attendance to answer questions. The virtual media event gets underway this morning at 11 o’clock.

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