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L’Aigle d’Océan’s shipwreck

Colour photograph of a half-submerged l’Aigle d’Océan. The photograph was taken in front of the ship’s hull. The ship is lying on its side with its masts immersed in water. Crew members are waiting to be rescued on the blue and yellow hull of the ship.

L’Aigle d’Océan’s shipwreck, 1975

Photo : Hubert Desgagnés

Source : collection of Hubert Desgagnés

The shipwreck of l’Aigle d’Océan and the lives lost was a tragedy that left a profound mark on Quebec’s maritime history, as well as the families of the sailors. The memories of André Paré, Richard Paré, Gilles Baril and Marcel Tremblay aboard l’Aigle d’Océan, as well as Barry Allard and Odilon Côté of the Canadian Coast Guard will forever whisper on the breeze. A movie (Naufrage dans l’Ungava, by Jean Bergeron) and a book (L’Aigle d’Océan. La grande histoire d’un petit navire, by Sylvain Desgagnés) were written about this tragedy.