Join hosts Andrew and Michelle as they discuss the making of the St. Lawrence Seaway along with one of the worst shipwrecks on the St. Lawrence River. In 1963, the SS Roonagh Head and the MV Tritonica didn't pass like ships in the night, they collided in a very unfortunate wreck that put all parties involved to blame. Welcome aboard this Great Lakes adjacent shipwreck episode.

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