Eastcliffe Hall

Ship Type: Steel Freighter
Official Canada No. 195604
Built: Montreal Quebec, Canada
Lifespan: Launched: 1954, Sank: July 14, 1970
Length: 342.5ft. Beam 43.8ft.
Loss of Life: 9
Depth: 65ft.
Location: St. Lawrence River, Chrysler Park Morrisburg Ontario, Canada
Access: Boat

This 342.5 ft. long steel freighter struck a shoal on July 14th. 1970 at 4 am and sank within minutes. There were nine lives lost and twelve survivors. This shipwreck sits very close to the main shipping channel of the St. Lawrence River. The forward super structure has been dynamited back into the forward hold to clear the site as a navigational hazard.

 

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