The day Canada almost lost Bluenose II — and did lose a Bluenoser

The ill-fated winter crew of Bluenose II came aboard the ship in dribs and drabs in late 1968. By New Year’s Eve, they were all aboard and ready for what should have been an easy run to the Caribbean.

Craig Harding had grown up in Liverpool, N.S., and had just flunked out of Acadia University. His dad found him work on a fishing trawler, but that dried up.

He went to Lunenburg to land work on a scallop dragger, but no one was hiring. 

“There was a sign along Water Street with a picture of the Bluenose on it. I thought,

This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/1969-bluenose-caribbean-winter-storm-1.6203276?cmp=rss.

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