Eastcliffe Hall

This ship was a steel freighter weighing 3,335 tons, and was 343 ft. long. On July 14, 1970 the Eastcliffe with a cargo of “pig iron”, struck a shoal at 4 a.m. and sank within minutes with the loss of 9 lives, however their were 12 survivors. The forward superstructure (upstream) has been dynamited back into the forward hold to clear the site as a navigational hazard. Though the surface currents are quick it becomes less on the wrecks deck and the open holds provide shielding from the currents.

Eastcliffe Hall is located approximately 3/4 of a mile south of Chrysler Marina, at Upper Canada Village, Morrisburg, Ontario. The village is located on the south side of highway 2 between Morrisburg and Cornwall, Ontario and is a major tourist attraction and a “must see”.