From the March 2, 2010, Epoch Times.
The Canadian steamship Princess Kathleen of the Canadian Pacific Line, sank in 1952 with 153,000 gallons of fuel aboard. That fuel has now started to leak out of the 394-foot-long, 5,900 ton ship, raising environmental concerns.
At the time of sinking, the Princess Kathleen was carrying 307 passengers when it ran aground and sank ten hours later. All passengers made it to shore in life boats and many pictures were taken.
The company had a large fleet of Princess ships as part of its attempt to develop a coastal cruise ship line in the 1820s and 1930s, serving the Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle triangle.
It was built in 1925 and during World War II was converted into a troopship.
On September 7, 1952, it was off course when it ran aground at Lena Point on Alaska's Lynn Canal at low tide. Later it was found that its radar wasn't working. Operations to remove the fuel began the following month.
Something from the Past Comes Back. --Cooter
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