Marmion (II)

In 1911 this vessel ran aground at the Second Narrows in Vancouver Harbour after hitting one of the water mains crossing from Capilano to the Stanley Park Reservoir. This vessel normally carried cement from the Tod Inlet plant and was returning there at 2 am in heavy fog when this vesse lost her course. This vessel got too close to shore and hit the main knocking it out. While manoeuvering the ship knocked out the second main. This vessel had to be hauled out and had a new keel installed. On January 06, 1945 this vessel was wrecked on St. John's Reef near Thormondby Island BC Canada. Heavy seas were breaking over the vessel but 39 hours of timely and skilfull work by the salvagers from Straits towing and Salvage Co. got her off safely. But there was so much damage to the bottom of her hull that almost half of it would have had to have been replaced. During the recovery the derrick Recoverer was in danger of running aground and a motor lifeboat breaking away was smashed when it hit the shore. This vessel was broken up at Capital Iron and Metals Ltd., Victoria BC Canada.