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Reminder to all who are interested. This week is Croker Island week. Attached are directions to McBean Harbour and maps of the waters. If you are interested in coming out and have a boat, we would love to see you there. If you don’t have a boat then give Stewart McBain a call at 705-626-5658 to arrange a ride out to the Croaker camp site (gas or gas money required). There are some people there already, and more headed out on Saturday and Sunday. There will be camping on the island, and the portable compressor will be sitting at McBean Harbour to fill tanks at the end of each day. So if you have a few days and want to dive wrecks like the Emma Thompson, the Iroquois, the Northwind (advanced dive), the Edward Buckley (advanced dive), and others in the North Channel, come on out and spend some time with other club members.

Click here for directions to McBean Harbour

Check out the “Club Dive Schedule 2012” page to see when our Croker Week is being held this year.

NORTH WIND
Other names : none
Official no. : 130419
Type at loss : propeller, steel, bulk freight
Build info : 1889, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland as pkg freighter hull# 19
Specs : 300x41x25, 2,476 t.
Date of loss : 1926, Jul 1
Place of loss : near Clapperton Isl., E end of North Channel
Lake : Huron
Type of loss : stranded
Loss of life : none
Carrying : ?
Detail : She grounded on a rocky reef in a fog, then slid off and sank in 100 feet of water.
Sailed the Atlantic 1916-23 in the war effort, converted to bulker on her return.
Sister of NORTH STAR, NORTHERN QUEEN when built
Sources: lol,slh,sol,h,ns3,mv,lhdc,mpl,do,eas

IROQUOIS
Other names : none
Official no. : C116364
Type at loss : propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info : 1902, G. Fitchner, Wiarton, Ont.
Specs : 104x20x9, 240 t.
Date of loss : 1908, Oct 24
Place of loss : 10 mi NE of Spanish Mills, Ont, North Channel
Lake : Huron
Type of loss : fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying : ?
Detail : Burned to a total loss and sank in McBean Channel.
Hailed from Goderich.
Sources: slh,ns1,csv,h,win,mmgl,do

Phone: Ron May 705-522-8717

E-mail: Info@sdac.net

To contact us:

Dolphin Aquatic Club

Box 424 “Station B”

Sudbury, Ontario

P3E 4P6

The DOLPHIN SCUBA CLUB

Training Scuba Divers Since 1958

This is it ~ “Croker Island Week”. The Dolphin Aquatic Club goes to Croker Island and takes over. We Dive the many wrecks around the island including The Northwind, The Iroquois, and The Emma Thompson feel free to click on the names to be taken to more information.