Some dream of treasure from Sable's wrecks, but Sable is a destroyer
of dreams. Little remains of the ships that wrecked there. These things
once belonged to people like us. What do you have in your pockets
today?
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Penny,
Bank of Upper Canada 1857 |
5
franc coin 1837 |
French
coin, 1643 |
Button
(1700s) |
Brooch(1800s) |
Greek freighter Alfios went aground on April 24,
1946.
New Brunswick barque Nicosia, on a voyage from
Dublin, Ireland to Saint John, ran aground in thick fog
on July 30, 1894. She was a total loss, but all of her
crew were saved.
British barque Crofton Hall, on
a voyage from Dundee, Scotland to New York, stranded 3 miles from
the east spit in thick fog on April 17, 1898. All aboard were saved,
some with breeches buoy.
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Part of
the figurehead from the barque Lota, wrecked on Sable in
1915. All of the crew were saved. |
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Nameboard salvaged from an American schooner wrecked in 1864. All
the crew were saved.
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British steamer Skidby, bound
for Baltimore with bunker coal, ran aground on January 31, 1905.
Her 26 crewmen walked ashore at low tide.
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American fishing schooner Esperanto foundered a mile southwest
of Sable Island on May 30, 1921. All her crew were saved.
