Coast Files

OCEAN MYSTERY: The Drake Passage

Between Chile and Antarctica lies the Drake Passage — the planet’s most dangerous stretch of ocean. With 40-foot waves and screaming winds, it’s claimed thousands of sailors and countless ships. From unique creatures to potential ghost ships, you'll never know what's drifting in its icy waters.Sail with Meg into the Drake Passage — where science meets myth, and not everyone returns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GROUP EPISODE: Lakes, Ships, and Listener Lore

We're together, recording for the first time in the SAME room! Technical issues were plentiful, but we had fun. For this special group episode, we cover a special segment on the Great Lakes, the Anatomy of a Ship, and our first batch of Listener Stories! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UNSOLVED MYSTERY: The SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2

In this episode, we dive into the mystery of the SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2, a car ferry that vanished on Lake Erie in December 1909. Despite being one of the Great Lakes’ shallower waters, the 350-foot vessel disappeared without a trace, leaving behind chilling clues: lifeboats with frozen crew members, conflicting distress calls, and rumours of mutiny. We explore the ship’s design flaws, the theories behind its fate, and why, more than a century later, this “Holy Grail of Shipwrecks” still hasn’t been found. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DEEP DIVE: The Beluga Files

Is it a mermaid? No! It's the Canary of the Sea, the Beluga Whale. Join us this week as Chantel teaches us all about this amazing, social creature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MURDERED: Loretta Saunders

This week, we have a tragic tale of a remarkable young indigenous woman, Loretta Saunders, who was pursuing her degree in Criminology in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was writing her thesis on missing and murdered indigenous women when she went missing herself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.