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Niagara II Wreck, Tobermory - 9 September 2023

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The Niagara II was originally built in England in 1930 by Furness Shipbuilding Company Ltd. It was originally named the Rideaulite and worked for Imperial Oil, running between Montreal and Ottawa. Subsequently, it was renamed to the Imperial Lachine. In 1954, Toronto Dry Dock Ltd. converted it to a sand sucker and it was renamed to the Niagara. In 1984, it was again renamed to the Niagara II and had it's engines converted to diesel in 1990. The owners decided to sell the Niagara II for scrap in 1997, and was subsequently purchased by the Tobermory Martime Association for $40,000. In October 1998, it was towed from Lake Erie to Tobermory and was sunk with the aid of explosives. It now is one of Tobermory's most popular dive sites.

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