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More than 3,000 litres of oil and gasoline were washed overboard from one of Canada’s warships during a violent storm off the East Coast, according to documents obtained by the Citizen.

The storm swept the drums of oil, cans of gas and some barrels of hazardous waste off the deck of HMCS Athabaskan on Feb. 16, according to the Royal Canadian Navy documents.

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At the time of the incident, the destroyer was in Sea State 9, with winds at 65 knots, or 120 km/h, the report noted. Sea State 9 is defined as having waves higher than 14 metres, according to navy officers.

No crew members were injured during the massive storm.

The material, approximately 3,000 litres of oil held in 10 drums, a rack of jerry cans holding approximately 180 litres of gasoline, and four drums of hazardous waste material consisting mainly of oily rags disappeared during the storm.

The upper deck fittings and straps failed during the storm, the report added.