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PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia — A disabled Russian container ship carrying hundreds of tons of fuel is adrift again but officials said Saturday there is no immediate risk of it reaching shore, hitting rocks and causing a spill.

Royal Canadian Navy Lt. Greg Menzies said a tow line from the Coast Guard ship Gordon Reid got detached, but he noted that the Russian vessel is now 44 kilometres away from shore. Menzies said efforts are under way to get the line re-attached.

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The Canadian Coast Guard vessel Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spar were also on to assist if needed, while an ocean-going tugboat was expected to arrive in the area late Saturday or early Sunday.

The Russian carrier Simushir lost power off Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, as it made its way from Everett in Washington state to Russia.

The Gordon Reid secured a towline Friday night and the two vessels were moving away from the coastline at 3.7 kilometres per hour in 3 to 4-meter (10 to 12-foot) swells earlier Saturday. Officials said the outcome was subject to weather, but the danger has been lessened.