June 20, 2022 - The 1959 Escuminac Disaster

It is still to this day considered the worst fishing-related disaster in New Brunswick in over 100 years. Of course I am referring to the 1959 Escuminac disaster. On the 19th, it is estimated the storm intensified into a hurricane about halfway between Bermuda and Nova Scotia, but it was short-lived because six hours later, it became extratropical. And with that, The remnants struck Atlantic Canada, once in Nova Scotia and again in Newfoundland, this day in weather history.
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