Over the Waves: SS Charcot

The SS Charcot was a whaling vessel owned by the Hawke Whaling Co. She and her four sister ships, the SS Southern Foam, the SS Sposa, the SS Stoika, and the SS Sukha, sank in this area in the 1960s. The Southern Foam and Sukha were deliberately scuttled by their owner. The Charcot was destined for the same fate, but bad weather pulled her from her moorings and drove her onto the shore. For years some locals discussed pulling her out and sinking her entirely, but for now she and her sister ships are being marketed as underwater tourism attractions.

Newfoundland and Labrador, Over The WavesOriginalShipsterJuly 14, 2014conception harbour, diving, history, labrador, newfoundland, nlhistory, ship, shipwreck, ss charcot, whaling Comments

In The Harbour: July 6th-July 11th

As I mentioned in my introduction, the diversity of the ships that come through the Narrows is something that keeps drawing me back to the harbour. This week, I'm doing a breakdown of some ones I found particularly interesting.

In The Harbour, Newfoundland and LabradorOriginalShipsterJuly 11, 2014astor, eagle, harbour, havila, pourquoi pas, ships, st- john's, uscgc, venus Comment