Crude Oil Pipeline Breaches into the Ocean in British Columbia

An oil pipeline near Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, has ruptured, spilling approximately 120 tons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean. The oil slick is spreading toward the west coast of Vancouver Island and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, threatening salmon migration routes and seabird habitats; The Canadian Coast Guard urgently deployed oil booms, but some of the oil has already entered sensitive ecological areas, posing a serious threat to the local marine ecosystem.