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Ciss

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Cape Breton Island

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Shipwreck Data

Vessel Name Ciss
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Vessel Type Norwegian freighter
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Tonnage 1,159
Hull Construction Steel
Propulsion Steam / Screw
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Built 1925 at Trondheim, Norway
Date of Loss February 8, 1940
Reason for Loss Caught in drift ice, driven onto shoal and later sank
Fatalities None
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Wreck Location Off Scatarie Island, near Portnova Island
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