
Save Ontario Shipwrecks, Thousand Islands is Proposing Artificial Reef in Brockville
Photo Credit: Facebook The Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Thousand Islands Chapter has formed a committee…
Photo Credit: Facebook The Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) Thousand Islands Chapter has formed a committee…
The St. Lawrence River is a very popular spot for divers, especially out of Centeen…
Attention – Kingston and area divers. We will be having a first meeting for a…
The Kinghorn, a barge carrying a cargo of wheat to Montreal, sank on April 27, 1897 during a storm on the St. Lawrence River. While 120 years have passed since the sinking it remains an accessible dive site. It is resting in 90 feet of water in front of the Rockport, Ontario dock. The wreck is 400 feet from shore. The Kinghorn, along with six other barges, were being towed by a tug named the Hiram Walker.
The Kinghorn, a barge carrying a cargo of wheat to Montreal, sank on April 27,…