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The Duchess V, a 40-tonne tug that sank in Toronto harbor's ship channel near the Cherry St

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The Duchess V, a 40-tonne tug that sank in Toronto harbor's ship channel near the Cherry St

Date3/9/1992

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Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: The Duchess V; a 40-tonne tug that sank in Toronto harbor's ship channel near the Cherry St. bridge last week; is raised above; from the bottom by a barge crane; below; belonging to waterman's Service (Scott) Ltd. The cause of the sinking is not known. No one was injured in the accident.

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