| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name |
|
| Port of registry | Vancouver (from 1977) |
| Builder | Saint John Shipbuilding, Saint John, New Brunswick[1] |
| Yard number | 1095[1] |
| Launched | 1969[1] |
| Identification |
|
| Status | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | Fishing boat |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 22.13 m (72 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 6.77 m (22 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 798 bhp (595 kW) diesel engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Marc Guylaine was a Canadian herring seiner built in 1969, along with its two sister ships, the Lady Dorianne and Lady Audette. After its two sister ships both mysteriously sank in the Acadian peninsula, drowning nine men, and the only two other ships built to the same specifications met identical fates, the Marc Guylaine became the subject of great fear that it would meet a similar end.
The government eventually agreed to purchase the "cursed" ship from its captain, and subsequently renamed it and moved it out of Atlantic Canada, selling it to a fishing corporation on the Pacific Coast where it remains in service today as the Freeport.
- ^ a b c Colton, Tim (2011). "Saint John Shipbuilding". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "FREEPORT (O.N. 330514)". Transport Canada Vessel Registration Query System. 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.