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Conserving, Preserving and Protecting the Maritime Heritage Lying beneath
British Columbia's Coastal and Inland Waters
NORTHEASTERN VANCOUVER ISLAND
Alpha
In the hopes of making one last profitable run, the Alpha's owners loaded her up with 630 tons of dried dog salmon bound for Japan, intending to sell the vessel overseas. Realizing the unseaworthiness of the Alpha, half of the crew jumped ship in Victoria. When the Alpha struck Yellow Rock (now called Chrome Island) and sank, she took nine sailors with her.Click here to view
Dora
Dora's first job after her construction in 1880 was to gather cargoes of sealskins from islands in the Bering Sea. This task earned the 320 net ton ship the unfortunate nickname "Dirty Dora," due to the putrid odour produced by the skins.Click here to view
Suwanee
On 9 July 1868 at 6:15 am, while proceeding through Shadwell Passage, the Suwanee grounded on an unmarked rock (since named Suwanee Rock) at high tide. As the tide fell, the Suwanee broke her back on the reef, the bow going under water and the stern hanging above water on the rock.Click here to view
Themis
On 14 December 1906, while in Queen Charlotte Sound, southbound from Prince of Wales Island, with 1,600 tons of copper ore and 200 cases of canned salmon, the Themis encountered a storm that later developed into a fierce, south easterly gale. About 9:00 pm the freighter struck a reef two miles northwest of the Scarlett Point lighthouse.Click here to view