NANAIMO, B.C.—A cargo ship that lost more than 100 containers into the Pacific Ocean after a fire on board has been cleared to travel to the Port of Nanaimo in British Columbia. Officials say the MV Zim Kingston was scheduled to leave Constance Bay near Victoria on Friday on a trip that was expected to take about 11 hours. A statement from the unified command of agencies involved in the cleanup operation says precautions have been taken for the voyage including only allowing the ship to travel under certain weather conditions. It says a salvage team has also been hired by the ship’s owner to be present during the trip to monitor the stability of containers on board and provide firefighting resources. The ship was being accompanied by two tugboats, a Canadian Coast Guard lifeboat, a U.S. Coast Guard vessel in American waters, a marine mammal watch vessel and another …
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