1916
1916: EMPRESS OF FORT WILLIAM [Built 1908 C-125443 by Swan, Hunter &Wigham Richardson, Great Britain as MOUNT STEPHEN. In 1910 name Changed to EMPRESS OF FORT WILLIAM] AS The EMPRESS OF FORT WILLIAM, Struck a mine and sank two miles south of Dover Pier, Great Britain, in English Channel, February 27, 1916; no lives lost.
1916: CRESCENT [Built-1881 US-76204 as JOHN C GAULT by Union Dry Dock Co. at Buffalo, New York. Renamed: FELIX CARBRAY-1908 US-76204 and CRESCENT-1916-US-76204] As CRESCENT foundered off Cape Hatteras, NC, Atlantic Ocean, on February 27, 1916.
1917
1917: GEORGETOWN was built at Buffalo in 1900 and sank on this day enroute from New York to Le Havre in heavy weather while carrying barreled oil. The ship went down as b) ETRETAT off Ile D’Yeu, Bay of Biscay, and there was lingering suspicion of enemy action being involved.
1930
1930: GOLDEN SABLE was launched February 27, 1930, as a.) ACADIALITE (Hull#170) at Haverton-Hill-on-Tees, United Kingdom by Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.
1966
1966: In 1966, the Greek Liberty ship EUXEINOS was abandoned in the Atlantic 360 miles southwest of the Azores after developing leaks the previous day. She had made three trips through the Seaway as MOUNT ATHOS in 1959. The crew was picked up by a passing tanker and delivered to Halifax.
2022
2022: In an earnings call last month, Canadian National Railway shared a desire to sell off its Twin Ports-based Great Lakes Fleet of ore carriers. The Great Lakes Fleet of lake freighters features nine ore boats, including three 1,000-footers. Its base of operations is located in offices at the CN ore docks in Duluth, near 34th Avenue West.
2023
2023: Firefighters were called to the Algoma Central Corp.’s Algoma Discovery Monday just after 9 a.m. She is laid up for the winter and undergoing maintenance at Wharf 16. Preliminary reports indicate the fire is in the engine room area. Fire crews activated the ship’s fire suppression system in the engine room (sprinklers). They also requested foam be used.
2025
2025: The containership MSC BALTIC III remains firmly grounded on the seabed off Newfoundland’s coast following a power loss incident, with Canadian Coast Guard crews reporting no pollution despite significant hull breaches. The vessel ran aground in Wild Cove, west of Lark Harbour, on Saturday, February 15, after losing power approximately 12 nautical miles from Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. Weather conditions prevented the crew from anchoring before the grounding.
Data from: Skip Gillham, Steve Haverty, “Ahoy & Farewell II” and the “Great Lakes Ships We Remember” series.
