Geschichte
This fishboat, troller was built in 1942 by Fraser River Boat Works in New Westminster, BC.
Historische Notizen
On August 21, 1955, at 2:35am, this troller owned by Joseph & John Norman (JO), New Westminster BC was sunk in a collision with the Japanese freighter Kashii Maru five miles south of Nitinat off the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait. The boat was anchored near the Swiftsure Lightship and the two brothers were asleep at the time of the collision. After spending two hours adrift in the ship’s boat the crew were saved by the freighter.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1942-1955 she was owned by Joseph & John Norman (JO), New Westminster BC Canada.
Referenzen
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1993)
- Palm, R.S. (1978)
- Canada List of Shipping
- Rogers, A.C. (Jr.) Shipwreck Chart No. 2
- List of Shipping Casualties Resulting in Total Loss in British Columbia and Coastal Waters Since 1897 (undated manuscript document)
- The Vancouver News-Herald (Vancouver BC) Monday August 22, 1955 page 1
- recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca ↗ (website viewed 11/05/2025)
