I can answer that question, Mel. Thanks for the question.
The Zim Kingston was actually loitering out at sea when the incident occurred, with the high seas and bad weather. At that time, there were anchorages available in the port's jurisdiction. Unfortunately, the port authority did not receive any request for anchoring the vessel in the port.
I wouldn't be able to comment on that. The shipowner or the agent would be the right party to comment on why the vessel was still loitering when there was a safe refuge or anchorage available in the port.
I would also like to highlight the use of anchorages and the conditions we're seeing in the port. There are two major issues, one pandemic-related. Many vessels have COVID cases and require quarantine. In addition to that, the global supply chain challenges have really caused the whole supply chain to create a lot of disrupting activities.
In addition to that, last year in B.C., in 2021, we had major weather events—