Engineering:Margaret Jane
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| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Tonnage: | 108 tons[1] |
| Length: | 105 ft (32 m)[2] |
| Sail plan: | Stern trawler |
The FV Margaret Jane was a Canadian stern trawler based out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Built in 1965 at Snyder's Shipyard in Dayspring, she was owned by fishing company Adams & Knickle.[3][4][5][6]
Collision and sinking
On July 31, 1980, Margaret Jane was returning an injured crew member to Lunenburg after three days of scallop fishing with an 18-member crew.[4][7][8] Cape Beaver, a steel-plated 160-foot wetfish trawler owned by National Sea Products, was undergoing her first shakedown cruise in Nova Scotia waters and had dignitaries on board.[2][4][9][10]
At approximately 12:00 p.m. (ADT), Margaret Jane was hit on the port side by Cape Beaver in dense fog.[10][11] The incident occurred about six kilometers from Lunenburg, near West Ironbound Island.[4][11] The large ice-cutting ball on the bow of Cape Beaver sliced through the side of the Margaret Jane.[2] After the collision, some crewmembers jumped overboard into the Atlantic Ocean and others scrambled into the boat's life raft.[10] Within two minutes, the Margaret Jane was submerged by water and sank.[2][11] Four crewmembers of the Margaret Jane died in the incident.[11] Some crew members from Cape Beaver jumped into a life boat and helped rescue survivors.[2] The Cape Beaver boat and crew was not injured and returned to the National Sea Products wharf with rescued crew members from the Margaret Jane.[4] Four injured men were taken to hospital in the incident and the other 10 members of the crew were unharmed after being rescued.[4]
A television film crew from CBC was aboard Cape Beaver and captured footage of the collision and aftermath.[12] The video footage was aired on national television across the United States.[13][14][15]
Casualties
Three of the four crew members who died were originally from Newfoundland.[4] The fourth was Kelly Crouse, a 16-year-old from Brockville, Ontario who went on the fishing trip while on vacation with his parents.[11]
| Name | Age | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Crouse | 16 | Brockville, Ontario | [11] |
| Aloysius J. Hinks | 34 | Chester | [11] |
| Manuel Joseph Jesso | 41 | Stephenville, Newfoundland | [11] |
| Leonard Snook | 55 | English Harbour, Newfoundland | [11] |
Inquiry
On September 4, 1980, Transport Minister Jean-Luc Pépin ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.[16] The inquiry was held before Justice A. Gordon Cooper of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court Appeals Division.[17] Captain Morris Nowe, skipper of the Cape Beaver, testified that there was no liquor aboard the ship when it collided with the Margaret Jane.[17]
References
- ↑ Marine Heritage Database: Margaret Jane – 1980 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Search continues for crewmen, inquiry into ship collision begins". Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia): p. One & Two. August 1, 1980.
- ↑ Snyders Shipyard - Margaret Jane snydersshipyard.com
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Mason, Linda (July 31, 1980). "Four missing". Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia): p. One.
- ↑ Maritime Connector: Margaret Jane
- ↑ Margaret Jane (+1980) Wrecksite.eu
- ↑ "2 boats collide, 1 sinks". The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington): p. 22. August 1, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19800801&id=loBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZQgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2737,115208&hl=en.
- ↑ "Four missing in sea mishap". The Bulletin (Bend, Oregon): p. Four. August 1, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19800801&id=gPxXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2vYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3951,4306329&hl=en.
- ↑ "4 missing after sea collision". Montreal Gazette (Montreal, Quebec): p. One. August 1, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19800801&id=HggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6795,9120&hl=en.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Debris spotted but 4 still missing after sea collision". Montreal Gazette (Montreal, Quebec): p. One. August 2, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19800802&id=HwgvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2066,299695&hl=en.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 "Searchers comb sea for four missing after boats collide". Montreal Gazette: p. 43. August 1, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19800801&id=HggvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6149,221586&hl=en.
- ↑ AT SEA: FISHING TRAWLER SINKS IN MINUTES DRAGGING DOWN CREW, AFTER COLLIDING WITH OTHER TRAWLER ITN Source
- ↑ NBC Evening News for Thursday, Jul 31, 1980 Vanderbilt Television News Archive
- ↑ NBC Evening News for Friday, Aug 01, 1980 Vanderbilt Television News Archive
- ↑ "Collision". Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland, Florida): p. 6A. August 2, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19800802&id=OZAsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NfsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3512,230995&hl=en.
- ↑ "Pepin orders inquiry". Montreal Gazette (Montreal, Quebec): p. 22. September 4, 1980. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19800904&id=ujMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qaQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1782,1257221&hl=en.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "No liquor aboard in crash: Captain". Montreal Gazette (Montreal, Quebec): p. 11. February 2, 1981. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19810202&id=EwoiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uqQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2112,1645263&hl=en.
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