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  • Imprint: Formac Publishing Company Limited
  • Publication Date: 1 May 2017
  • Copyright Year: 2017
  • ISBN: 9781459504738
  • Page Count: 128
  • Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

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Shipwrecks Off the East Coast

Harrowing Tales of Rescue and Disaster

by Carmel Vivier

In this book, Carmel Vivier tells the stories of nine ill-fated vessels who navigated the treacherous waters of the Atlantic.

Shipwrecks Off the East Coast tells the stories of nine ill-fated vessels as they navigated the often treacherous waters of the Atlantic region. Among them: the wreck of the SS Atlantic, only miles from safety in Halifax, where 562 people perished, including all women and children aboard but one solitary boy; the dramatic sinking of the SS Caribou, destroyed by a German U-boat's torpedo off the coast of Newfoundland, with 135 lives lost; the famous sinking of the sailing vessel Marco Polo just ninety metres offshore of PEI; and the Royal Tar, whose passengers included a full complement of circus animals and performers, which was engulfed by fire and abandoned by her chief crew members.

About the Author

Carmel Vivier is an author and journalist living near Saint John, New Brunswick. Her writing, which has been published in magazines in Canada and the United States, covers topics in a number of fields, including history, business, law, photojournalism, and travel and tourism.

Reviews

"An accurate and poignant picture of our relationship to the ocean and some ships that didnt make it."
Lou Boudreau, The Chronicle Herald

Subjects (BISAC)

HISTORY / Canada / General, HISTORY / Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867), HISTORY / Military / Naval, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History

Subjects

Canadian History: Nautical, Canadian History, Canadian History: Nova Scotia

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