NEAH BAY — A bulk carrier that lost propulsion off Neah Bay on Wednesday was being pulled by a rescue tug to Victoria, state Department of Ecology officials said.
“There was no report of a pollution threat or any kind of spill,” Ecology spokesman Chase Gallagher said in a telephone interview.
Ecology officials posted on the agency’s Twitter page that the MV Gallia Graeca departed from Port Angeles and lost power just outside the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca at about 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The 735-foot vessel was being pulled by the tug Jeffrey Foss at 4.7 knots near the international boundary off Clallam Bay at 3:45 p.m., according to Marinetraffic.com.
“Part of what we’re doing is making sure people know about it,” Gallagher said of the Twitter post.
“It was more heads up for everyone. I believe the plan was to get it to Victoria.”
The U.S. Coast Guard referred inquiries about the MV Gallia Graeca to Canadian Coast Guard officials.
A Canadian Coast Guard spokeswoman said crews aboard the vessel were unable to fix a problem with the main engine.
The MV Gallia Graeca left Port Angeles Harbor late Tuesday and was headed to China.
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