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Northern Cod Moratorium: Confederation’s Greatest Shame

Posted on July 1, 2022
By Herald Staff
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By: Ryan Cleary
Thirty years after northern cod moratorium stock remains on its knees
Some stories stick with a journalist. The killing of a little girl in outport Newfoundland, the fall of a cabinet minister, our place in Canada. My list is long, but near the top is the day almost

Tags: anniversary, catastrophe, cod moratorium, DFO, Faroe Islands, Fishing, Grand Banks, John Crosbie, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northern cod moratorium, offshore, Ryan Cleary

But What About the Iceberg?

Posted on March 31, 2022
By Herald Staff
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By Russell Bowers
While much has been written about the unsinkable Titanic, less is said about the object that eventually did sink the iconic ship on her maiden voyage
According to a report in a 2012 issue of Wired magazine, the only known photo of the iceberg that caused the

Tags: anniversary, captain, catastrophe, history, Iceberg, James Cameron, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic

The Town that Went Down with the Titanic

Posted on March 30, 2022
By Herald Staff
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By: Russell Bowers
A small coastal town in British Columbia suffered a powerful loss when The Titanic sank to the bottom of the sea, taking hopes and dreams with it
If anyone from this province happened to find themselves in the coastal city of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, they

Tags: anniversary, British Columbia, catastrophe, disaster, Prince Rupert, sinking, Titanic, trade, tragedy

The Sinking of the M.V. William Carson

Posted on March 2, 2022
By Herald Staff
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By Bertram Simmons | Submitted by Brian Kerr
In this first hand account, one man recalls the sinking of the William Carson the night of June 2, 1977 after striking an ice berg
Sitting together in #4 Lifeboat with a huge tarpaulin over our heads, I heard one male passenger

Tags: catastrophe, disaster, emergency, historic, M.V. William Carson, Newfoundland and Labrador, ocean, rescue, ship, sinking