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2026-07-02 18:13 UTC
@datum@zeroes.ca At all of the west coast ports considered their passageways all have depths shallower (controlling depth) than the draft (how deep a ship floats) of tankers. To argue that the shipping poses no risk is meaningless political noise
https://ppa.gc.ca/standard/pilotage/2018-09/BC%20Berth%20Controlling%20Depths%20and%20Safe%20Operating%20Parameters_eng.pdf
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@datum@zeroes.ca 2026-07-02 18:22
@pinhman@humanwords.party Yes - when they talk about dredging the Burrard Inlet, I feel like average Canadians don't quite have a good idea of the sheer volume of material that means. I skimmed a piece by a hydrogeologist who said that the kind of coastal silt and clay around BC's coast means every one of these proposals has serious engineering risks, including underwater land slides.