SeaWaves Today in History August 27, 2008 1612 - Captain Thomas Button lands in his ship 'Discovery' at Churchill. Becomes the first European to winter in Manitoba 1618 - Samuel de Champlain arrives back in Honfleur from Tadoussac; left July 30 1679 - Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687 leaves Cayuga Creek, Ontario on his newly built trading ship the Griffon for Michilimackinac and Green Bay, then will return east. On Sept 18 the Griffon will leave laden with furs for Niagara, but is never seen again 1725 - Guillaume de Chazel, drowns in wreck of payship 'Le Chameau,' which sinks 25 km from Louisbourg; found by 3 divers in May 1966, with gold and silver coins worth $700,000; Chazel the newly appointed Intendant 1883 - Krakatoa, west of Java, explodes with a force of 1,300 megatons 1911 - Russian battleship Marat launched Wing Commander Samson led the Eastchurch Squadron of the Royal Naval Air Service across the Channel to operate on the north French coast. An extremely aggressive commander both in the air and on the ground, Samson also pioneered the use of armored warfare, fitting cars with makeshift armor and machine gun mountings to support his aircraft's reconnaissance missions, and on occasions leading mobile raids on German positions with ad hoc forces comprised of RNAS officers, Royal Marines and French gendarmes 1917 - Squadron of minesweepers departs US for service off France 1918 - Destroyer USS Swasey laid down 1918 - Destroyer HMS Rockingham laid down 1919 - Destroyer USS Sumner laid down 1919- Submarine USS R-13 launched 1919 - Destroyers USS Bagley & O'Bannon commissioned 1923 - Sqn/Ldr Ambrose Bernice Shearer RCAF, CO, ex-RNAS, of Neepawa, MB, makes the first flight from PEI to Magdalen Islands, PQ. Shearer will rise to Air Vice Marshal rank in WW II 1924 - Soviet intelligence agent, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a British court Gordon Lonsdale (real name Konon Molody) (died 11.10.1970) born in Canada into a Ukrainian family he was brought to Poland in 1932 where he worked underground during World War II. After the war he worked in the Soviet military administration in Berlin and in the early 1950s was sent to the United States where he served as a Soviet intelligence agent. In 1954 he turned up in Britain in the person of a prosperous Canadian businessman Arnold Harold Lonsdale and organized a group of spies gathering secret information about NATO submarines. In January 1961 he was arrested and three years later was swapped for the British intelligence man Greville Wynne who was seized in connection with Oleg Penkovsky's affair 1924 - Submarine HMS L54 completed 1930 - Seattle City Light dedicates Diablo Dam, at the time world's highest 1934 - Minesweeper HMS Hussar launched 1935 - U-11 launched 1936 - Minesweeper HNLMS Jan van Amstel launched 1939 - Light cruiser USS Helena launched 1940 - AMC HMS Dunvegan Castle sunk by U-46 in Convoy SL-43 1940 - U-28 sank SS Eva in Convoy SC-1 1940 - U-37 sank SS Theodoros T 1941 - U-202 sank SS Ladylove 1941 - U-557 sank SS Embassage, SS Tremoda & SS Saugor in Convoy OS-4 1941 - U-570 captured by Britain on 27 Aug, 1941 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland, in position 62.15N, 18.35W, after being damaged by a British Hudson aircraft (Sqn. 269/S). Towed to Thorlaks-hafn, Iceland and salvaged. 44 survivors (No casualties). The boat became the British submarine HMS Graph on 19 Sept 1941. Taken out of service in February 1944. Stricken from records on 20 March 1944 after running aground near Islay. Broken up in 1961 1941 - Submarine HMS Traveler launched 1941 - Destroyer HMS Aldenham launched 1941 - Corvettes HMS Soroy & Eglantine commissioned 1941 - Destroyer HMS Rotherham commissioned 1942 - Nine Lancasters of 106 Squadron, Bomber Command, were dispatched on a dangerous long-range raid against Gdynia in occupied Poland, where the German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was being fitted out. The Lancasters were equipped with special Capital Ship bombs, designed to attack the target below the waterline. Seven of the Lancasters managed to find Gdynia after a 950-mile flight, but heavy haze prevented them from locating Graf Zeppelin, and they were forced to bomb targets of opportunity in the dockyard. All nine aircraft returned safely from an epic flight, notwithstanding the disappointing result 1942 - Minesweeper HMCS Truro commissioned 1942 - U-517 sank SS Chatham with two torpedoes in Sydney-Greenland Convoy SG-6F of 5 ships escorted by USCG Algonquin & Mohawk. The 5,649-ton Chatham was a troopship carrying 562 passengers & crew & sank within an hour. 13 lives were lost 1942 - Corvette HMCS Oakville LCdr Clarence Aubrey King DSC, RCNR, CO, with Catalina a/c of VP-92 sank U-94 Kp/Lt Otto Ites CO, 17-40N 74-30W, West Indies. Sighted by the USN PBY which attacked with four 650lb depth charges & forced her to the surface, Oakville rammed & sank U-94, 2 officers including the CO, 9 senior & 15 junior ratings of 45 crew were rescued. LCdr Clarence Aubrey King a 56-year old veteran of WW I, during which he sank a U-boat while commanding a 'Q'-ship. The action between Oakville & U-94 was extremely hot & was directed by two able & experienced commanders. U-94 was making a night approach from ahead on the northbound 29-ship tanker convoy TAW-15. The convoy had already lost two ships on the evening of 25 Aug to two other U-boats. Ites was making a surfaced approach with his hull awash & had just eluded HMCS Snowberry, when he was detected & attacked by the patrol a/c at 0257. His after diving planes were smashed & worse, the a/c had dropped marker flares. Oakville was soon on the scene & after a depth charge attack that was probably errant, sighted U-94 at a distance of about 600 yards. Ites skillfully maneuvered his boat & Oakville managed only two glancing blows in her first attempts to ram, one of which opened a large gash that caused flooding into her own engine room. The third attempt was successful & the intervals between the collisions were filled with exchanges of gunfire, depth charges from projectors, & even soda bottles thrown from the bridge. King ordered a boarding party onto the U-boat by jumping from the forecastle. As they prepared to jump, the captain of the 4-inch mounting cleared a misfire by shooting just past the assembled group, which stunned all but two of the party. Undeterred, S/Lt Harold 'Hal' Ernest Thomas Lawrence & SPO Arthur James Powell jumped onto the U-boat & a short-range gun battle ensued that resulted in two Germans being shot. After the German crew exited the U-boat, Lawrence entered in search of codes or encryption devices but the boat was sinking & he had to swim to the ladder in order to clamber out. The majority of the survivors, German & Canadian, were subsequently recovered by destroyer USS Lea. Otto Ites was wounded three times during the action but survived the ordeal. Oakville was seriously damaged & had to detach for temporary repairs in Guantanamo Bay. She made her way to Halifax, by way of New York City, for an extended refit. She returned to service in Dec 43 & had an extremely active career for the rest of the war. The weakened escort for the convoy was unable to counter further attacks made by U-511, which resulted in three more ships being sunk. LCdr King went on to participate in the sinking of three more U-boats during his command of the frigate Swansea. He was given command of an Escort Group & reached the rank of Captain. For the sinking of U-94, Cdr King was awarded the DSO & the United States Legion of Merit, S/Lt Lawrence was awarded the DSC, & Powell was awards the DSM. Part b. U-94 was a VIIC type U-boat, built by F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG Kiel, launched 12 Jun 40, commissioned 10 Aug 40, in service 24 months with a record of sinking 10 ships, U-94 was a medium-range Type VIIC submarine, built by F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, at Kiel. She was commissioned 10 Aug 40 and conducted 10 patrols. U-94 was a 'top' boat and her two commanders, KptLt Herbert Kuppisch, Knights Cross, & Ites were considered to be U-boat aces. During his career, Kuppisch sank 16 ships for a total of 82,109 tons. Ites was credited with sinking 14 ships for a total of 72,424 tons & damaging another two ships for another 12,480 tons placing him as the 62nd highest scoring U-boat ace of the war. In all, U-94 sank 25 ships for a total of 137,395 tons & damaged two other ships. She was a member of Wolfpack "Hecht" (7 May-18 Jun 42) when this group of six boats sank 7 ships from convoy ONS 92 (U-94 sank three) for a total of 36,284 tons. In June Wolfpack "Hecht" attacked again & sank four ships from convoy ONS 100 (U-94 sank 3) for a total of 19,580 tons & later, one ship from ONS 102. Otto Ites was born in Norder, Ostfriesland, in 1918. He joined the navy in 1936. After service in torpedo boats, he transferred to the U-boat force in Oct 38. He served in U-48, under the command of KptLt. Herbert Schultze, as the Second Watch Officer (II WO) together with the First Watch Officer (I WO) 'Teddy' Suhren. Both men were instrumental in the outstanding successes of this famous U-boat. When Suhren left the boat, Ites became the I WO. In Mar 41, he left U-48 & took command of U-146. In Aug 41, Ites took over U-94 from Herbert Kuppisch. Ites was in US captivity until May 46. After the war, Ites became a dentist, but joining the Bundesmarine in 1956. He commanded the destroyer Z-2 for two years & held several senior staff appointments before retiring in Sep 77 as a Rear Admiral. Otto Ites died at Norden, Ostfriesland, in 1982. Kuppisch was lost 27 Aug 43 when U-84 was sunk by USN a/c. Otto Ites was by far the most experienced U-boat commander defeated in combat by the RCN, with significant assistance from the USN. The only other veteran commander accounted for in combat was KptLt. Hans Oestermann, (3 patrols & 13 ships sunk for 55,000 tons) CO of U-754, which was sunk by an RCAF 'Hudson' patrol a/c from RCAF 113 Sqn on 31 Jul 42. The combined effect of naval air power & experience, that was so important in the sinking of U-94, did not become commonplace in RCN Ops until much later in the war. By that time, the rapid expansion of the U-boat force & the withdrawal of most of their top commanders caused a significant change in the character of the engagements that were fought. Only the most resourceful U-boat commanders could still score significant successes against the steadily increasing odds. Simple survival & presence was a measure of success in themselves that tied down significant escort forces & delayed the movement of men & material 1942 - President Batista of Cuba signed a decree formalizing Cuba's alliance with Brazil in the war against the Axis 1942 - German U-Boat sinks two ships off Newfoundland 1942 - Battleship USS Iowa launched 1942 - Aircraft carrier HMS Glory laid down 1942 - Submarine USS Dorado laid down 1942 - Light cruisers HMS Black Prince & Spartan launched 1942 - Frigate HMS Moyola launched 1942 - Submarine USS Sickle launched 1942 - U-637 commissioned 1942 - U-156 sank SS Clan MacWhirter in Convoy SL-119 1942 - U-511 damaged SS Esso Aruba in Convoy TAW-15 1942 - U-511 sank SS Rotterdam & SS San Favian in Convoy TAW-15 1942 - U-516 damaged SS Port Jackson 1942 - The Battle of the St. Lawrence begins. U-517, OLtzS Paul Hartwig, CO sighted the five-ship Sydney to Greenland convoy SG-6F while it transited the Gulf of St. Lawrence escorted by the USCG A-class 165-foot cutters Algonquin & Mohawk. U-517 attacked SS Chatham, a 5,649-ton troopship carrying 562 passengers and crew, and hit her with two torpedoes. Although Chatham sank in an hour, only 13 lives were lost. The next morning, the Wickes-class destroyer USS Bernadou rescued 16 fully loaded lifeboats. She was assisted by HMCS Trail, a Flower-class corvette, Lt. George Stanley HALL, RCNR, CO. U-517 was a long-range Type IXC submarine built by Deutsche Schiff und Machinenbau AG, Seebreck Yard, at Bremen. She was commissioned on 21 Mar 42. U-517 completed two patrols and compiled a record of sinking nine ships for a total of 31,231 tons. U-517 was sunk on 21 Nov 42 by British ‘Albacore’ torpedo-bomber aircraft from 817 Squadron from the Illustrious-class fleet aircraft carrier HMS Victorious in the North Atlantic south-west of Ireland, in position 46-16N, 017-09W. There were 52 survivors from her crew of 53 men. Paul Hartwig was born in 1915, at Stein, in Vogtland. He joined the navy in 1935 and transferred to the U-boat force in Jul 40. He completed two patrols on the successful Type IXC boat U-125, commanded by KptLt. Günther Kuhnk, Knight’s Cross. He was selected for command and underwent his U-boat commander’s course between Nov 41 and Jan 42. In Mar 42, he commissioned U-517 at the age of 27. On the boat's first patrol in Canadian waters during the summer of 1942, he sank nine ships. U-517 was sunk just four days after leaving Lorient on her second patrol. Hartwig spent the remainder of the war in Allied captivity. After the war Hartwig joined the Bundesmarine and rose to the rank of Vice Admiral 1943 - U-847 sunk in the Sargasso Sea, in position 28.19N, 37.58W, by air-launched (Fido) torpedoes from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-1) of the American escort carrier USS Card. 62 dead (all hands lost). From 12 to 23 August 1943 U-847 supported seven U-boats with fuel. The boat was heading for the Indian Ocean to join the Monsoon wolfpack operating there 1943 - Escort carrier USS Anzio (ex Coral Sea) commissioned 1943 - Destroyer escort USS Eldridge commissioned 1943 - Minesweeper USS Jubilant commissioned 1943 - Destroyer escort USS Varian laid down 1943 - Frigate USS Barbados launched 1943 - LCT(5)-319 sunk at Kiska Aleutian Islands 1943 - U-367 commissioned 1943 - U-294 & U-396 launched 1943 - U-354 damaged SS Petrovskij 1943 - HMCS Athabaskan, a Tribal-class destroyer, Capt. G.R. Miles, OBE, RCN, in company with four British warships, was attacked in the Bay of Biscay by 16 German Dornier Do-217 bombers, each carrying one HS-293 radio-controlled bomb. HMS Egret, the name ship of her class of sloops, was hit and sunk, the first kill by the HS-293 weapon. Three missiles were launched at Athabaskan. Two were near misses - one missed astern and the other skimmed over the bridge and landed to starboard. The third hit the port side abaft ‘B-turret’, flew straight through the wheelhouse and the CPO’s Mess, exited the starboard side and exploded after hitting the water. There was extensive damage from the missile, exploding cordite in the gun house, and shrapnel. Amazingly, only four men were killed and another 36 were wounded. Athabaskan was dead in the water for about two hours. She was transferred the survivors from Egret and detached for Plymouth, which she reached under her own power on 30 August after a very difficult voyage. Two German Do-217s were shot down and another was damaged in this engagement. Athabaskan was under repair until 01 Jan 44. HM ships Grenville, the flotilla leader for the U-class fleet destroyers, Rother & Jed, both River-class frigates, were undamaged in the engagement 1944 - USS Stingray lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese 1944 - Escort carrier HMS Nabob made port under her own power. Declared a constructive total loss 1944 - Light cruiser USS Little Rock launched 1944 - Submarine USS Cabezon launched 1944 - RAF Typhoon aircraft off Cap d'Antifer near Le Havre mistakenly fired upon four RN minesweepers. Britomart & Hussar were sunk and Salamander was damage beyond repair 1944 - U-3515 laid down 1944 - U-2509 launched 1944 - U-534 shot down British Wellington aircraft, Squadron 172/B 1944 - U-92 sank USS LST 327 1944 - Coast Guard-manned Army vessel FS-393 was commissioned at Los Angeles with LT R. H. H. Nichols, USCGR, as commanding officer. She was assigned to and operated in the Southwest Pacific and Western Pacific areas including Hollandia, Manila, etc 1945 - Pacific Fleet ships enter Sagami Bay, near Tokyo, Japan 1945 - American troops began landing in Japan following the surrender of the Japanese government in World War II 1946 - Tug CNAV Beaverton while enroute to Quebec City to assist the grounded HMCS Warrior, sank following a collision with the SS Empire MacAlphne off Cap aux Oies, NE of Quebec City, PQ, in the St Lawrence River. Beaverton's master and one crewmember were lost 1953 - Submarine HMS Auriga arrived Halifax for ASW training 1957 - At HMCS Shearwater NAS, VF 870 Banshee a/c #126306 (103) Lt Edward "Ed" K. Trzcinski USN & VC 921 Avenger a/c #53358 (341) S/Lt (P) Julian George Freeman RCN(R) both pilots killed. Banshee was carrying out mirror landing practice on runway 16 lost his radio & failed to see the red flares to overshoot. Avenger a/c was Number two in a three plane stream take-off on runway 20, noticed the red flares & attempted to abort but entered the intersection of runway 16-20 & was hit by the Banshee. The a/c locked together & burst into flames 1959 - Off Cape Canaveral FL, USS Observation Island makes first shipboard launching of a Polaris missile 1965 - USS Midway port call Subic Bay 1966 - USS Coral Sea port call Subic Bay 1966 - USS Intrepid port call Hong Kong 1969 - USS Hancock port call Subic Bay 1970 - USS Oriskany port call Hong Kong 1979 - British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten was killed off the coast of Ireland in a boat explosion; the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility 1990 - The first two Fast Sealift Cargo Ships, ALTAR and CAPELLA, arrive in Saudi Arabia carrying components of the 24th (Mechanized) Infantry Division 2003 - A fire near the nuclear reactor on a submarine injured four people at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The fire broke out on the submarine Florida at 1015 as workers cut the submarine hull over the reactor compartment as part of the SSGN conversion work 2004 - Submarine USS Hawaii laid down G-D Electric Boat Quonset Point, North Kingstown RI 2005 - HNLMS Van Amstel seizes 2,000 kilos of cocaine near the Caribbean Coast of Central America from MV Sea Atlantic 2005 - A diver from the commercial dive vessel Akyla has been reported missing approximately 20 miles off the North Carolina coast. Rescue helicopters from US Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City and Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point NC and rescue boats from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet are searching the area. The missing diver was part of a ten person dive crew searching a submerged oil rig wreck approximately 20 miles east of Ocracoke Island, NC. He was last seen diving at about 11 a.m. today, approximately 90 feet below the surface. At that time he had 45 minutes of oxygen left. The Coast Guard was notified of the missing diver when only 9 divers resurfaced. The missing diver is reported to be in good health, as well as a novice diver 2005 - Odyssey Marine Exploration holds grand opening of Odyssey's Shipwreck and Treasure Adventure, the Company's new interactive attraction in New Orleans. Odyssey's Shipwreck & Treasure Adventure's grand opening festivities will kick off at 10 a.m. with a traditional New Orleans "second line" parade through the streets of the French Quarter, followed by welcoming remarks and a ribbon cutting ceremony with New Orleans dignitaries. The attraction will then open to the public at 12 noon. Located in the Jax Brewery in the French Quarter, Odyssey's Shipwreck & Treasure Adventure appeals to the universal fascination with shipwrecks and sunken treasure. The attraction reveals the compelling stories behind some of the world's most famous shipwrecks, their treasure and historical artifacts, and it allows visitors to experience the adventure and excitement of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration through multiple hands-on exhibits. Odyssey's Shipwreck & Treasure Adventure appeals to both adults and children, and to advanced or amateur ocean explorers alike. The attraction will feature the SS Republic, a Civil War-era ship with an intriguing connection to New Orleans. The ship sank in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia while sailing from New York to New Orleans in 1865. Odyssey discovered the Republic nearly 1,700 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in the summer of 2003 - nearly 138 years after the ship went down. More than 51,000 gold and silver coins, and approximately 13,000 additional artifacts, were recovered in the world's most extensive deep-ocean archaeological excavation 2005 - Seminar held to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the great Chinese Admiral Zheng He’s voyages of discovery, organized by the Pakistan Institute of Maritime Affairs (PIMA.) Chinese Ambassador Zhang Chunxiang, who was the chief guest, highlighted the significance of Admiral Zheng He’s voyages. He also outlined the areas for present and prospective cooperation between China and Pakistan. Earlier, the ambassador was accorded a warm welcome and applauded for receiving the Hilal-i-Pakistan. Admiral Zheng He was an explorer, as well as an adventurer with a towering personality and liberal mind that understood ways and means of commerce. His fleet comprised of 3,500 vessels, including 250 gigantic nine-masted treasure ships with a very large quantity and variety of accessories, including 1,350 patrol ships, 400 larger warships and 400 freighters to carry food supplies and life support necessities for his fleet and complements like horses. It is said that the voyager’s flagship was more than 400 feet long, making it the largest ship in the world at the time. It was five times the size of Columbus’ ship, the Pinta. Admiral Zheng He explored the four corners of the Indian Ocean, showing the Chinese flag to countries on its littoral and establishing diplomatic, as well as commercial relations with all of them. There were several ships in his fleet through which he passed areas, which now constitute Pakistan 2006 - The Naming Ceremony for the eighth and ninth Armidale Class Patrol Boats to be launched held at the Austal shipyard in Henderson, Western Australia. Fourteen patrol boats in total are to be delivered to the Royal Australian Navy 2007 - The Coast Guard rescued four people after their 20-foot boat became disabled in dangerous wind and weather-driven waves in Lake Champlain, Vt. Rescued were Christian Cadieux, 43, Gazyhte Dumais, 44, Cedric Coseth, 15, and Yann Coseth, 17, all of Montreal, Canada. The boaters lost engine power about 1100 when their boat scraped bottom near Providence Island. Coast Guard Station Burlington initially responded with a 25-foot boat around 1130, but could not reach the boaters due to the unusually bad weather of four-to-six foot breaking waves and winds of more than 30 knots, which exceeded the response boat's safe operating parameters. The Coast Guard crew had the boaters anchor their vessel and await better weather. Conversely the weather deteriorated throughout the day and at about 3 p.m. the anchor began to drag. An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod was launched at 1759. While enroute a navigation system malfunction forced the crew to make a precautionary landing. The air station prepared a second helicopter as the first crew remedied the problem and continued toward the four in peril. On scene at 2130, the aircrew hoisted the four boaters safely into the helicopter and transported them to Burlington Airport where an awaiting EMS crew assisted them. They were reported to be good condition 2006 - A 70-year-old German tourist who had been missing for a week on the eastern Aegean island of Samos was found dead 2006 - Coast guard officers detained 44 illegal immigrants on the small islet of Oinouses in the eastern Aegean. The migrants said they were Palestinians and had sailed to the island from Turkey. The 42 men and two women were found after a patrol boat detected two sunken boats in the sea off the island. Meanwhile, five migrants were discovered on a beach on the island of Samos and 10 illegal immigrants were pulled out of the sea north of the eastern Aegean island 2006 - A crane from a cargo ship hit a bridge in the Los Angeles Harbor Sunday, forcing closure of the bridge for nearly two hours. There were no injuries and there was no serious damage to the Vincent Thomas Bridge, which reopened Sunday night. The outbound ship The Beautiful Queen struck scaffolding on the bridge at about 1700 2006 - Iran test fired a long-range, radar-evading missile from a submarine in the Gulf as part of wargames that began earlier this month, state television reported. The missile was called Sagheb, which means Piercing, but the report did not give the missile's range 2006 - Two of three ships found near an ancient harbor in Penglai City, China, last year proved to be from the Koryo Kingdom (918-1392 AD) on the Korean Peninsula, experts in Seoul said 2007 - Fire broke out in a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals at Dubai's Jebel Ali port, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the sky before firefighters brought it under control three hours later 2007 - Nigerian Navy received from the Police Equipment Foundation, three Toyota Hilux Vans and five Jeeps in Abuja to strengthen their operation in the Niger Delta region 2007 - Vice Adm. Adam M. Robinson Jr. became the US Navy’s new surgeon general. Robinson succeeded Vice Adm. Donald C. Arthur as 36th surgeon general at a ceremony in Washington 2007 - Crewmembers of the ROC Navy's guide missile frigate "Kunming" take part in a drill held in Tzouying Military Harbor in the southern port city of Kaohsiung as part of an annual demonstration of the skills of the nation's top military units 2007 - Injured scuba diver flown to an RNZN hyperbaric chamber after being examined at Hawke's Bay Hospital Copyright 2008 Shirlaw News Group ISSN 1710-6966 Today in History Archives This information is licensed to the recipient only. Images may be subject to copyright. Ask before you right-click. To contact us: 418-145 West Keith Rd North Vancouver BC V7M 1L3 Canada Phone: 778-338-4073 Fax: 778-338-4074 Read our Maritime Mishap Blog Manage your subscription