“The Loss of the Danny Goodwin”

Description

Captain LaFosse takes the schooner Danny Goodwin out from New Harbour. On December 6 the crew of six fisherman is lost in a storm.

Notes

The _Danny Goodwin_ was lost December 6, 1926 at Rose Blanche Bank ("The Mystery of the M.V. Danny Goodwin" at the Rose Blanche Lighthouse site). Rose Blanche is about 27 miles east of Port aux Basques -- and about a mile west of Harbour Le Cou -- at the southwest corner of Newfoundland. - BS

References

  1. Peacock, pp. 942-943, "The Loss of the Danny Goodwin" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Lehr/Best 26, "The Wreck of the Danny Goodwin" (1 text, 1 tune)
  3. BI, Pea942

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1961 (Peacock)
Found in: Canada(Newf)