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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A cruise ship originating from Greenland has made a stop in Churchill — something the northern Manitoba town’s mayor says hasn’t happened in well over a decade. Michael Spence told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the arrival of the Silver Endeavour, a …
Read More »Ferry travel between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia on hold due to technical issues with ship – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2023 12:58 pm Updated June 18, 2023 1:00 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ferry travel between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia has been cancelled until at least Wednesday morning due to technical problems with the service’s …
Read More »Plans afoot to raise wrecked ship that may have left B.C. with millions in gold aboard
Nearly 150 years after it left Victoria, B.C., for a final doomed voyage, preparations are being made to raise the wreck of the SS Pacific. The 225-foot paddlewheeler went down off the coast of Washington state on the rainy night of Nov. 4, 1875, en route from Victoria to San …
Read More »Cruise ship stuck in Vancouver due to tugboat strike departs a day late
An Alaska cruise ship stranded in Vancouver overnight due to a tugboat workers strike has departed. Celebrity Cruises says the Celebrity Eclipse, which had been due to depart Sunday afternoon, was unable to leave the Port of Vancouver without the tugs, but staff are “working diligently” with local authorities to …
Read More »This summer, Ontario’s most unusual roadside tourist attraction looks to prove it’s no sinking ship
From the outside, at nearly 90 metres long and eight metres wide, HMCS Ojibwa is huge. Inside, however, it becomes abundantly clear there is simply no such thing as social distancing on a submarine. “Compartment sizes basically closed us during most of COVID,” said Ian Raven, director of the Elgin Military Museum and HMCS Ojibwa. …
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