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Tribute paid to 562 victims of S.S. Atlantic sinking

The S.S. Atlantic went down off Nova Scotia 140 years ago today, taking 562 people with it.

Ship sunk off the coast of Terence Bay 140 years ago

The sinking of the S.S. Atlantic

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The S.S. Atlantic went down off Nova Scotia 140 years ago today, taking 562 people with it.

The S.S. Atlantic went down off Nova Scotia 140 years ago today, taking 562 people with it.

The CBC’s Rob Gordon gets the story behind one of the worst disasters in Atlantic Canada’s history.