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| photo courtesy of Frank Bailey |
The vessel began sinking on Monday afternoon in Bridgewater Harbour.
Fuel is being pumped out of the vessel's main tank before removing other oil from the ship.
Senior response officer Keith Laidlaw says it's a slow process but the environment remains their number 1 priority.
He says they are more worried about the oil in the water and they are looking to get the oil out so it's not longer polluting.
Laidlaw says they continue to have a boom surrounding the vessel, as well as absorbing pads soaking up fuel.
Most of the ship is now under water after it began sinking off a port in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.