Oil Tanker YASA Passing very close to Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve

Ecological reserve warden Marilyn Lambert submitted this photo showing within a short distance of Oak Bay Islands Ecological Reserve, this 61342 ton, 250 metre oil tanker passing through under tethered tug escort. ( Why the tug is tethered behind the ship is a good question??)

This is only one tanker out of 34 per month, some even larger than this which will pass through this narrow passage if the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline gets approved by the Canadian Government.