In the unlikely event a tanker loses power or its steering system malfunctions, a tethered tugboat can slow and stop the vessel or correct its course. Tugs have enough power to stop a fully-loaded oil tanker within 300 metres.
Tankers servicing the West Coast are escorted by two to three tethered tugs through Vancouver Harbour and one tethered tug through the Gulf islands.
The data shows tanker safety in Canada and abroad is highly reliable and increasingly safe.
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