Attempt to tow Arca 1 postponed again due to weather

The Canadian Coast Guard says attempts to tow a grounded vessel off the coast of Cape Breton will not go ahead as planned Saturday evening.

Officials were hoping to free the Arca 1, which went aground last week.

READ: 6 crew members rescued from run-aground tanker off Nova Scotia coast

Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, the Coast Guard announced they were postponing the tow due to weather.

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A salvage team was unable to pull the Arca 1 on Tuesday because crews were unable to remove enough ballast water from the ship to increase the vessel’s buoyancy before the high tide started to go down.

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The vessel is carrying 15 tonnes of fuel for its engines. There have been no reports of any fuel leaks.

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