Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Wednesday, August 30, 1961 @ 0600
The actual and correct time is unknown and the time shown here is simply our best estimate 		CARINTHIA (1955-1968 Passenger / cargo liner 608 feet long of Cunard Line, Liverpool) Own Page

Cunard liner CARINTHIA collides with Canadian ship TADOUSSAC in St. Lawrence, Canada
Ship's locationSt. Lawrence, Canada, between Quebec and Montreal, about 30 miles west of QuebecPort of RegistryLiverpool (England, UK)
Gross Tonnage21,947

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CARINTHIA narrowly avoided disaster on the 30th August 1961.   She was bound for Montreal from Liverpool and Greenock when, in thick fog 30 miles west of Quebec, she collided with the 7,013 ton Canadian ship TADOUSSAC.

Both vessels were damaged, the TADOUSSAC having windows and lifeboats smashed, but luckily there were no casualties on either ship.    CARINTHIA had 873 passengers on board at the time.

It was reported that only frantic last minute manoeuvres by the pilots of each ship had avoided a head on collision.   Despite the incident, CARINTHIA arrived in Montreal only 30 minutes late and departed for Britain on time.