Shipwrecks & Maritime History

There is an unmarked mass grave in the cemetery for Capt. Bastin and his crew of the fishing vessel Asia,

In July 1845, a fishing boat overturned off Big Cape, Lot 42. The Royal Gazette reported six deaths and described

ROYAL GAZETTE, CHARLOTTETOWN, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1845 BOAT UPSET AND SIX LIVES LOST – Another distressing accident occurred at Big

In early October 1851, a violent storm struck Prince Edward Island’s north shore. Fishing schooners were wrecked, sailors drowned, and