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The report concluded that Queen of the North failed to make the required or any course changes at Sainty Point, and that the ship proceeded straight on an incorrect course for 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) over 14 minutes until its grounding at 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) on Gil Island. The investigation found no evidence of ...
MV Queen of the North, a RO-RO ferry launched in 1969 and sank in 2006, operated by BC Ferries, formerly Stena Danica; Queen of the North (steamship), a steam ferry launched in 1929, also called Princess Norah, Canadian Prince, Beachcomber
The ship was wrecked on Mouse Island, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 241 of the 273 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Quebec , British North America . Her captain was subsequently found guilty of willfully wrecking the ship and was sentenced to death.
The ship was 250 feet long, with a beam of 48 feet and 23-foot depth of hold. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The overall size of the ship was 2,731 gross tons. [ 2 ] The powerplant, which drove a single propeller, was a triple expansion steam engine , with cylinder diameters ranging from high pressure to low, of 24, 38 and double low pressure cylinders, of 45 ...
SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with her 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60-year-old ship sank.
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, Bombay, India to Amsterdam. [68] Brazilianeren Norway: The brig ran aground at Avilés, Spain. [79] Canada United Kingdom: The ship was driven ashore at Métis, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Saguenay, Quebec. [25] Celsus United Kingdom
The ship's keel was laid down on 10 April 1905 for hull number 443 at Fairfield's berth number 4 next to her sister ship, Empress of Britain, which was being built. Empress of Ireland ' s length was 570 ft (170 m) overall [ 11 ] and 548.9 ft (167.3 m) between perpendiculars .
Wreck of American Star in March 1995, 14 months after running aground. While discussions among the ship's owners, the towing firm, and the companies insuring the ship were going on, the ship was left to nature, with the forward part going aground on a sandbar. Within the first 48 hours of grounding, the pounding surf of the Atlantic broke the ...