According to a report out of Thunder Bay, the James Whalen tug will be no more. The tug is over…
Author: Kathy Dowsett
Kathy Dowsett
Kathy is the owner of Kirk Scuba Gear, a passionate Scuba Diver, Ocean Advocate and Managing Editor of The Scuba News Canada
The SS Western Reserve holds the distinction of being the first Great Lakes freighter built with steel plating. Launched in…
“They’ve taken that dive many times in the past,” a witness remarked. Provincial police have confirmed that the body of…
Rescue operations were hampered by the MSC Baltic III container ship’s (33,767 DWT) isolated position and winter conditions, which included…
One of the highest and most potent beacons on the Great Lakes is the Rock of Ages Lighthouse, which is…
The goal of this project started by Michael Schwinghamer is to show people the abundant shipwrecks in our ocean playground.…
The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) constructed the Motorized Submersible Canoe (MSC), often known as Sleeping Beauty, as an underwater…
Save the Date: Scuba Swap 2025 (Saturday, April 26, 2025) We’re thrilled to bring back Scuba Swap, the must-attend event…
Early on February 15, 2025, the MSC Baltic III cargo ship lost power and ran aground in western Newfoundland, just…
Jeremy and Mathias head out to locate and raise an Argo from the bottom of Reid Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.…
Log driving is the process of using a river’s water to transport logs, or sawn tree trunks, from a forest…
Despite owning a boat, I lacked a metal detector, sonar, or any other useful tool for exploring the ocean floor.…
Located approximately north of Munising, Michigan, the Grand Island East Channel Light was built as a lighthouse to guide boats…
Shin Kurushima Dockyard constructed the 60,000-ton roll-on/roll-off cargo ship, also known as the Felicity Ace, in 2005. The ship was…
Based at CCG Hovercraft Base Richmond, British Columbia, on Sea Island, CCGS Moytel is an air cushioned vehicle or hovercraft…
The Staten Island Ferry ship Andrew J. Barberi struck a concrete maintenance pier at the St. George Terminal in Upper…
Sea ice that is not affixed to the shoreline or any other stationary object (shoals, grounded icebergs, etc.) is known…
The competition known as “bathtub racing” uses bathtub boats, which are tiny propelled watercraft built around bathtubs or similar structures.…
Jose Teixeira, the owner of the 18-meter fishing boat Fortune Pride, reported two fatalities on Friday after his boat capsized…
Who Was Annie Edson Taylor? On October 24, 1901, Annie Edson Taylor (October 24, 1838 – April 29, 1921), an…
A mariner with specific expertise of a waterway, such as a harbour or river mouth, that is frequently hazardous or…
A mystery surrounds the discovery of more than 100 dead dolphins on the Somali coast in the Bari region of…
A ship lost. No survivors. A grim recovery mission begins, pushing a team of commercial divers well beyond their comfort…
The Manitoulin Lake Freighter has been disabled and stranded in the Buffalo River’s Lake Erie shoreline since Wednesday, January 22,…
The 202-meter Manitoulin freighter was returning to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada after dropping off a load of wheat when it got…
Notable ships that have sunk in November in Lake Superior include Edmund Fitzgerald, Daniel J. Morrell, Rouse Simmons, Carl D.…
Australian technical diver, underwater photographer, novelist, maritime archaeologist, and cave explorer Agnes Milowka was born on December 23, 1981, and…
In September 1949, a fire in Toronto Harbour destroyed the Canadian passenger liner SS Noronic, resulting in the deaths of…
Scuba Diving at Lake Minnewanka, Alberta, Canada Alberta, Canada, does not necessarily conjure images of vacationing there for the sole purpose…
Under global consumer-capitalism, power and wealth are concentrated in the hands of oligarchs, billionaires and CEOs, supported by the politicians…
Filmed during 73 dives in Escoumins, Percé and the Saguenay Fjord, summer/fall 2024 by Charles-Antoine Boutin. At 0:10 (video) a…
In 2016, an octopus named Inky the Octopus broke out of the National Aquarium of New Zealand. During the night,…
Meet the man behind the mask – the Scuba Mask that is. In February, Saltwater Sean will make his debut…
Join Great Lakes Now for a live virtual series all about the fascinating maritime history and technology involved in uncovering…
According to owner Blair McKeil, Theodore Too, the cherished life-size model of Theodore Tugboat, partially sank while in port. The…
From his prison cell, (Oct 2024) Paul extends his heartfelt gratitude to everyone advocating for the protection of whales and…
The four-masted Canadian coal schooner Bessie A. White was sailing from Newport News, Virginia to St. John, New Brunswick on…
Jennifer King died in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, on December 10, 2024. Her husband Joe Stich and their two boys,…
Bonaventure Island is a snorkeler’s secret treasure, situated in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off the coast of Quebec. The…
Helen Cooper recently received the renowned Ontario Marine Heritage Award at the Save Ontario Shipwrecks AGM, which made her feel…
In 1887 The Steamer Vernon sank near Two Rivers in a gale that swamped the ship taking the lives of…
In the North Atlantic, the whaling ship SS Charcot operated. In 1923, the steel ship was constructed at Tonsberg, Norway.…
“Had a snorkel at Pukaskwa Park a few weeks ago. Jimmy Lockard and our sons Chris and Gord undertook an…
Rick Stanley, co-owner and president of Ocean Quest, has received the 75th Anniversary Medal from the Newfoundland and Labrador Confederation.…
As the retail season heats up, lockouts have stopped the flow of products at Canada’s two biggest ports, Vancouver and…