The Icelandic Canadian - 01.08.2002, Blaðsíða 46

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
Vol. 57 #1
The Chieftan went down in a late fall storm (1915) at the mouth of the Red
River, as it was heading for Lake Winnipeg. It was a North Easterly storm and
the waters were too shallow causing it to run aground. It was loaded with
goods. It capsized and sank in a matter of minutes. The crew all escaped on life
boats. Later the Cheiftan was washed ashore, basically buried in the sand. It
was never salvaged.
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