MV SS Beaver

On July 26th 1888, the iconic SS Beaver was ground to a halt as it hit the rocky terrain of Prospect Point in Stanley Park. It is hard to say how the SS Beaver met it's untimely end because of the multiple conflicting accounts of the incident. Heavy fog, strong tides, and a spirit-being were all rumored to be factors that contributed to the SS Beaver wreck.

However, later reports claimed that the captain and crew were intoxicated at the time of the incident. This impaired judgement could have also played a large role in this maritime mishap. Luckily, all of the crew managed to get safely ashore and the only casualty was the ship itself. The SS Beaver remained perched and rotting where it crashed for another 4 years.

📷 MMBC Collections 977.001.0027

Image description:
A black and white photograph of the SS Beaver perched on rocks. The SS Beaver is drastically tilling to the left. There are trees, sky, and the ocean in the background.