"Following arrival of oil from the stricken barge, Nestucca, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the BC provincial and federal Ministers of Environment asked for a full assessment of the impact of the spill.

"On 23 December 1988, the oil barge Nestucca was damaged off Gray's Harbor, Washington and began leaking oil.

The purpose of this report is to document the early (to March 31, 1989) distribution and movement of oil, from the stricken barge Nestucca, along the west coast of Vancouver Island in relation to known environmental resources to guide ...