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Conserving, Preserving and Protecting the Maritime Heritage Lying beneath
British Columbia's Coastal and Inland Waters
SUNSHINE COAST
Aliford
The Aliford was a small 80 foot coastal tug built in 1898. While on a routine tow from Blubber Bay up Jervis Inlet, she caught fire and sank 27 September 1917.Click here to view
Capilano I
The Union Steamships Co.'s Capilano 1 was a small steel freighter of 157 tons that was shipped in sections and then assembled in Vancouver's False Creek. She foundered off Grant Reef at 3:00 am on 3 October 1915 after striking heavily on a submerged object earlier in the evening. She was located in 1972.Click here to view
Powell River Mystery Wreck
For years the inhabitants of Powell River have called the wreck there the Malahat. This big 5 masted, auxiliary-engined schooner was built during World War 1. She worked the lumber trade for a while, then was the mothership for rum-runners in the US Prohibition years, and still later became a log barge.Click here to view
Shamrock
The Shamrock was built in Vancouver's False Creek in 1887 and was one of the first steamers registered in Vancouver. 87 feet long, the Shamrock was powered by a compound steeple engine; a rarity in BC waters. She was wrecked 11 December 1926 while steaming from Union Bay to Bute Inlet at night and in a fog. She struck Vivian Island, filled, and sank.Click here to view