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Cayuga II/Moonlight dinner-dance cruise cost $16 and $18; now through mid-June

Picture, 1979

A Chinese junk from Hong Kong rides at anchor in Toronto harbor; seen through a porthole of another ship. The junk was brought in by the Greet freighter Scapwind; which also carried canned asparagus and plywood from Taiwan. The junk; equipped with diesel engines; is on its way to a boatworks in Parry Sound.

Picture, 1972

M.V. Paterson launching at Coolingwood.

Picture, 1985

Luxury Junk; Ding Hao; is now anchored off centre island. It was built in Hong Kong for globe-trotting Mr. and Mrs. Cornel Lumiere

Picture, 1967

Stand well back! Spectors watch is awe as the M.V. Paterson is launched in Collingwood. Some downtown merchants took advantage of the large crowd in town - including many from U.S. Great Lakes states - by offering launch specials. Robert Woodcock of Weston; a Collingwood native who recently published his book Side Launch; sold dozens of copies.

Picture, 1985

They lost a father: Mrs. Elsie May and four of her seven children sit sadly in their Stayner home after learning that Douglas May; 44; had lost his life when crushed beneath the hull of a ship being launched at Collingwood yesterday. From left are Ken; 20; Linda; 18; Herbert; 21; Lynn; 18.

Picture, 1969

Steamer "Lakeside" Leaving Port Dalhousie, Ont.

Picture, 1910

Chinese Junk brightens harbor. Yes; that's a Chinese junk sailing across the Toronto waterfront. It's owned by Louis Pantaleo; a Toronto contractor; who had it shipped to Canada eight years ago. The colorful vessel; which has red sails and a dragon painted on the hull; occasionally sails out of Hamilton but is now moored at Toronto Islan marina.

Picture, 1972

Ships - Disasters - Titanic

Picture, 1998

Manchester concept; largest container ship ever to enter the Great Lakes; is unloading in Toronto. The Concept has docked in Toronto under its original name; Manchester Pioneer. It was renamed after a refit as a cargo container carrier in the Netherlands. It carries 416 containers for a payload of 7;000 tons.

Picture, 1972

U.S. Navy Frogmen search for victims of the Collingwood ship launching mishap. The men are from the destroyers escort Parle which was in the area for the opening of the Museum of the Upper Lakes at Wasaga Beach.

Picture, 1969

The mandarin duck is a real chinese junk that sails georgian Bay. Prof. John Wilson had her built in Hong Kong and shipped here by freighter

Picture, 1966

Victoria, S. East from Indian Mission Hill, B.C.

Picture, 1871

A View from the South Eastward of Halifax Harbor; Appearance of the Shore (at Three Miles off); A View Taken 4 Miles off Shore (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Picture, 1777

Captain Jerzy Pszenny of the Polish liner Batory wouldn't talk in Toronto yesterday about the many times his ship has been involved in East-West intrigue. WHile Batory is in Montreal; Captain Pszenny and ship's purser Janus Rutkowski (right) are sightseeing here.

Picture, 1963

Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1;513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery.

Picture, 1974

Open your mouth and say aah; Unloading the Swedish ship Royal is as easy as driving a car. The ship; whose home port is Goteborg; merely lowers its loading (and unloading) ramp and the cargo is then removed without the use of a crane. Here a West German-made Mercedes-Benz is driven down the ramp on to Toronto harbor's Pier 35.

Picture, 1976

Fighting wind and snow and crackling harbor ice the tugs must go through.

Picture, 1984

Life at sea aboard a freighter brings you into contact with the day-to-day operation of a vessel. Here a crew member hoses down the foredeck as the ship glides across a smooth sea.

Picture, 1973

Wedding vows aboard the Bluenose II; The first wedding ever performed aboard the Bluenose II took place today while the replica of a famous racing schooner was tied up off Harborfront.

Picture, 1975

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Cayuga II/Moonlight dinner-dance cruise cost $16 and $18; now through mid-June

M.V. Paterson launching at Coolingwood.

Luxury Junk; Ding Hao; is now anchored off centre island. It was built in Hong Kong for globe-trotting Mr. and Mrs. Cornel Lumiere

They lost a father: Mrs. Elsie May and four of her seven children sit sadly in their Stayner home after learning that Douglas May; 44; had lost his life when crushed beneath the hull of a ship being launched at Collingwood yesterday. From left are Ken; 20; Linda; 18; Herbert; 21; Lynn; 18.

Steamer "Lakeside" Leaving Port Dalhousie, Ont.

Ships - Disasters - Titanic

U.S. Navy Frogmen search for victims of the Collingwood ship launching mishap. The men are from the destroyers escort Parle which was in the area for the opening of the Museum of the Upper Lakes at Wasaga Beach.

The mandarin duck is a real chinese junk that sails georgian Bay. Prof. John Wilson had her built in Hong Kong and shipped here by freighter

Victoria, S. East from Indian Mission Hill, B.C.

A View from the South Eastward of Halifax Harbor; Appearance of the Shore (at Three Miles off); A View Taken 4 Miles off Shore (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Captain Jerzy Pszenny of the Polish liner Batory wouldn't talk in Toronto yesterday about the many times his ship has been involved in East-West intrigue. WHile Batory is in Montreal; Captain Pszenny and ship's purser Janus Rutkowski (right) are sightseeing here.

Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1;513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery.

Fighting wind and snow and crackling harbor ice the tugs must go through.

Life at sea aboard a freighter brings you into contact with the day-to-day operation of a vessel. Here a crew member hoses down the foredeck as the ship glides across a smooth sea.

Wedding vows aboard the Bluenose II; The first wedding ever performed aboard the Bluenose II took place today while the replica of a famous racing schooner was tied up off Harborfront.

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