The Burning Hera (1899)

The Hera had her cargo catch fire in the storm but still managed to keep it under control until they could reach Tofino in British Columbia. With rescue in sight however, order began to break down and it took some actual threats from the would be rescuers to get the people on board to stay calm enough to be rescued.

Ship name: The Hera

Ship Type: Three Masted Wooden Schooner

Tonnage: 700 tons

Built in: Boston

Year Built: 1869

Wrecked: Tofino Harbor, British Columbia

Year Wrecked: 1899

Sources:

https://books.google.com/books?id=HV69BwAAQBAJ&pg=PT100&lpg=PT100&dq=the+hera+wreck+british+columbia&source=bl&ots=y0-r_B99cT&sig=ACfU3U1jl3J-SD_FeChLckp8T5krVuDc1A&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwid0OaSyK30AhXGz4UKHcXMBOMQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=the%20hera%20wreck%20british%20columbia&f=false

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/sunken-schooner-becomes-municipal-heritage-park/article962179/

https://www.tofinotime.com/articles/A-T509-20frm.htm

https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=19308

https://www.tofinomuseum.ca/wreck-of-the-hera

https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/69524.html

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