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Year's first ship from overseas pulled into Toronto harbor yesterday to open the deep-seas shipping season
Year's first ship from overseas pulled into Toronto harbor yesterday to open the deep-seas shipping season

Year's first ship from overseas pulled into Toronto harbor yesterday to open the deep-seas shipping season

Date4/21/1955
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Original Toronto Star caption: Year's first ship from overseas pulled into Toronto harbor yesterday to open the deep-seas shipping season.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014406F
Toronto welcomes first overseas ship of season, Toronto's 48th overseas shipping season opened yesterday with the arrival of the Polish freighter Zawi(...)
Toronto welcomes first overseas ship of season, Toronto's 48th overseas shipping season opened yesterday with the arrival of the Polish freighter Zawi(...)
4/6/1973
First vessel from overseas. First ocean ship to reach Toronto this season was the Swiss registered motor vessel Cassarate which arrived in the harbor (...)
First vessel from overseas. First ocean ship to reach Toronto this season was the Swiss registered motor vessel Cassarate which arrived in the harbor (...)
4/18/1971
Image shows an aerial view on the Harbour with a lot of docked ships.
A full house in the harbor. Twenty-one ships were berthed in Toronto Harbor this week, one of the busiest times of the soon-to-end shipping season. Al(...)
10/21/1969
First skippers. Captain Walker MacMillan of the Wave Transport receives top hat from Harbormaster H.J. Snelgrove for being first ship into Port of Toronto for 1961 shipping season
First skippers. Captain Walker MacMillan of the Wave Transport receives top hat from Harbormaster H.J. Snelgrove for being first ship into Port of Toronto for 1961 shipping season
4/3/1964
Image shows a lifeboat drill in progress: a person climbing the ladder and lifeboat being unloa ...
A safety check-up for ships. Lifeboat drill is one of the things marine engineers inspect on lake ships before the shipping season opens. Aboard the C(...)
3/29/1974
Ending shipping season in Toronto Harbor, the S
Ending shipping season in Toronto Harbor, the S
12/10/1968
Lowly jobs: The Gordon C. Leitch and R. Bruce Angus will sit out their fourth straight shipping season in Toronto harbor because of a lack of cargo. O(...)
Lowly jobs: The Gordon C. Leitch and R. Bruce Angus will sit out their fourth straight shipping season in Toronto harbor because of a lack of cargo. O(...)
4/4/1985
Ships ahoy, As the first of what undoubtedly will be many foreign ships pulling into the bustling Toronto Harbor this season, the Yugoslav ship Solta (...)
Ships ahoy, As the first of what undoubtedly will be many foreign ships pulling into the bustling Toronto Harbor this season, the Yugoslav ship Solta (...)
4/9/1986
Traditional top hat presented to the first ship of the season entering Toronto Harbor is tipped by Capt
Traditional top hat presented to the first ship of the season entering Toronto Harbor is tipped by Capt
3/31/1969
Tall ships say farewell, The British brigantine Ciudad de Inca sailed out of Toronto harbor yesterday on the first leg of its race to Rochester, N.Y. (...)
Tall ships say farewell, The British brigantine Ciudad de Inca sailed out of Toronto harbor yesterday on the first leg of its race to Rochester, N.Y. (...)
7/11/1984
Troubles coming: When a new shipping season opens at the end of March, at least half of the grain carriers will remain tied up
Troubles coming: When a new shipping season opens at the end of March, at least half of the grain carriers will remain tied up
2/28/1989
First of the crew of 31 is seen being rescued by coast guard breeches buoy as high winds and turbulent seas beat the stricken and battered collier Oak(...)
First of the crew of 31 is seen being rescued by coast guard breeches buoy as high winds and turbulent seas beat the stricken and battered collier Oak(...)
3/4/1947