Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWinter Storm
PlaceEastern Canada
Event Start DateMarch 15, 1993
Event End DateMarch 15, 1993
CommentsEastern Canada off Cape Sable Island NS, March 15, 1993. March blizzards caused by a mid-latitude cyclone which moved up the North American eastern seaboard eventually claimed more than 240 lives; at one point over 3 million people were left without electricity. On the 15th, the storm caused the sinking of the 177 metre Liberian-registered freighter, "Gold Bond Conveyor". Loaded with gypsum, it sank about 200 km off Cape Sable Island in waves up to 20 m and winds gusting up to 120 km/h, after setting sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia, despite warnings of hurricane-force winds. Most crew members were from Hong Kong; there were no survivors of the 33 aboard.
Fatalities33
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total Cost$19,866,000
Federal DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial DFAA PaymentsUnknown
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance Payments$19,866,000
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0