shipwreck

One of the most popular articles we’ve ever posted was about Andrew King’s exploration and research into an abandoned wooden ship in the Ottawa River . The boat was the Jean-Richard, later Ville de Vanier. It was a “goélette”, a traditional Quebec shipping vessel launched in Petite-Rivière, Quebec. ...

_ ( Andrew King is an Ottawa-based artist and storyteller. Back September, we shared his story and photographs of an abandoned shipwreck in the Ottawa River . Since then, he’s been trying to find out where this boat came from, and why it’s still there. ...

** UPDATE (JANUARY 25, 2014): ** Mystery revealed! Andrew has uncovered the name and the history of this ship. You can read about it here… [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo.jpg) Just before noon today, Andrew King sent me an email: _ “It’s not the beer train under Lebreton flats, but I have found something on Google Maps that could be very interesting. ...