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Marine Heritage Database
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Typical Profile
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Tonnage
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Shipwreck Details
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Description
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Story
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AURORA was towed out of the Annapolis Basin and began a course tacking out of the Bay of Fundy. She lost her position at night in heavy wind and fog and mistook the Western Point lighthouse on Brier Island as a vessel light. AURORA ran aground and was unable to wear off. The crew all escaped safely in a lifeboat and rowed to Westport on Brier Island. Much of the cargo was salvaged by locals and used to construct a number of local buildings including the local Oddfellows Hall.
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Vessel Type
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Barque
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Type of Event
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Loss
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Nature of Event
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Stranded
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Cause of Event
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Navigation error
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Date of Wreck
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1908-11-26
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Location
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Brier Island, NW side of
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Cargo
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Lumber
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Lives Lost
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Voyage from
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Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia , Canada
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Voyage to
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Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Remarks
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Total loss.
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Ship Construction
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Built at
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Date
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Registered at
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Mandal, Norway
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Propulsion
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Sail
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Rig
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Barque
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