That's the boat that sank the first Captain John's restaurant. They call her the Trillium
Interesting history for sure:
In 1910,
Trillium helped douse a fire on the harbourfront.
[10] Toronto Ferry Company owner
Lol Solman operated the hose himself from the second level of
Trillium to douse the flames at the Niagara dock.
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In 1911,
Trillium ran aground while on her return from a lacrosse match.
[20] The ferry
Island Queen took off 600 passengers, then ran aground herself. Launches, sailboats, rowboats and canoes had to come to the rescue of the 2,000 stranded people.
[20] That year the water level of Lake Ontario was the lowest it had been since 1874.
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On July 15, 1916 at 3pm, the
Trillium was docking at Hanlan's Point dock to discharge passengers going to a baseball game. As it was docking, it created a side-wash that overcame and capsized a canoe being paddled by couple Sam Sniderman and Rose Ezrin nearby. By the time people could reach the scene, the couple had disappeared underwater and drowned. Their bodies were found within minutes but could not be revived.
[21]
Trillium collided with the former
MS Normac in 1981.
[22][23] Normac, a former Great Lakes passenger vessel had been converted to
Captain John's Harbour Boat Restaurant, and had been permanently moored in the Yonge Street slip since 1970. A mechanical failure caused
Trillium to fail before colliding with the restaurant. The restaurant developed a slow leak, which caused her to sink two weeks later.
A 29-year-old man drowned after jumping off
Trillium while attending the 1993
Caribana festival. He jumped off at 11 pm on July 29, telling friends that he would meet them on shore at
Ontario Place.
Trillium was about 300 feet (91 m) from shore. Police recovered his body on July 30.
[24] The victim's mother was hurt by speculation about his sobriety.
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