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Photo Title:	"Hopedale" (Ferry) sinking
Description:	Newfoundland coastal boat/ferry/passenger/general cargo vessel "Hopedale" sinking at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. "Marine Packer" (ship) in the background.
Image No.:	PF-055.2-R69
Image Location:	Box18/pf055_2_r069.jpeg
Date of Creation:	1984
Physical Description:	1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Biography/Admin History:	"Hopedale" - Built at Collingwood, Ontario in 1960, 460 registered tons, official number 311861, registered at St. John's, Newfoundland and owned by the Ministry of Transport, Ottawa, Ontario. Coastal boat, used mostly in Placentia Bay. Caught fire in Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, March 14, 1984. It was towed out and sunk, June 22, 1984. "Marine Packer" - (Ex "Blikur", '74) Built in Norway in 1965, 1,101 gross tons, general cargo vessel, owned by the Rideau Shipping Co. Ltd. Of St. John's, Newfoundland in 1982-83.
Source Donor:	Donated by Capt. Harry Stone
Collection Title:	Capt. Harry Stone Collection, Part 2
Restrictions on Access:	Copyright held by the Maritime History Archive. No image from the fonds may be reproduced for research or publication without permission from the archivist.
Copyright:	c-mha
Physical Condition:	Good
Subjects:	Hopedale (Ferry) / Passenger ships / Cargo vessels / Marine Packer (Ship).
Photographer:	Capt. Harry Stone