The second total loss of a fishing vessel in a month has fortunately not resultrd in loss of life. The Fortune Pride sank in severe weather off Halifax February 4 with the deaths of all four crew members. See my post of February 7.
The latest loss was the result of fire while the boat was alongside at Glace Bay, NS. It is not clear from early reports whether anyone was aboard The Cape Ashley at the time, but it has been confirmed that there was no loss of life.
The Cape Ashley was a wooden hulled longliner, built in 1989 by Snyder's Shipyard in Dayspring, NS. The 111.83 gt boat sailed as Renée and Trevor for several years and it was carrying that name when I saw it in Halifax almost thirty-two years ago on March 14, 1993.
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The Renée and Trevor comes alongside the Maritime Museum wharf as the tug Point Vibert passes by.
As with many boats of its size it carried outriggers and paravanes that were deployed for stability in rough seas.
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The most recent owners of the Cape Ashley are listed as Tucker & Son, Reef's Harbour, on the Great Northern Peninsula / Strait of Belle Isle on the west coast of Newfoundland.
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