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The MS Lord Selkirk II: A look back

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KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The bow and bridge of the MS Lord Selkirk II.
KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The bow and bridge of the MS Lord Selkirk II.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives July 30, 1973: The M.S. Lord Selkirk II heads up the Red River from Winnipeg toward her Selkirk base. The luxury cruise ship is equipped to handle 130 passengers on cruises lasting from two days to seven days.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives July 30, 1973: The M.S. Lord Selkirk II heads up the Red River from Winnipeg toward her Selkirk base. The luxury cruise ship is equipped to handle 130 passengers on cruises lasting from two days to seven days.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives July 20, 1978: The M.S. Lord Selkirk II sits peacefully against the dock at Hecla island, waiting for its Winnipeg owners to decide what to do with it. Harold Einarsson, who bought the boat from the Manitoba government in February for $250,000 with Winnipeg lawyer Leo Cholakis, said today the luxury cruise ship is still up for sale on the world market.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives July 20, 1978: The M.S. Lord Selkirk II sits peacefully against the dock at Hecla island, waiting for its Winnipeg owners to decide what to do with it. Harold Einarsson, who bought the boat from the Manitoba government in February for $250,000 with Winnipeg lawyer Leo Cholakis, said today the luxury cruise ship is still up for sale on the world market.
The M.S. Lord Selkirk II docked while still in service.
The M.S. Lord Selkirk II docked while still in service.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives September 15, 1987: M.S. Lord Selkirk II in dry dock at Selkirk, Manitoba.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives September 15, 1987: M.S. Lord Selkirk II in dry dock at Selkirk, Manitoba.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives October 13, 1988: The M.S. Lord Selkirk II is up to her keel in mud, and here she'll sit until the water level rises.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives October 13, 1988: The M.S. Lord Selkirk II is up to her keel in mud, and here she'll sit until the water level rises.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives October 13, 1988: Crew members of the MS Lord Selkirk II are rowed ashore in lifeboats after the cruise ship ran aground in the shallow, muddy Red River just north of Lockport after failing to negotiate a turn while making its annual return to Selkirk for winter storage.
Winnipeg Free Press Archives October 13, 1988: Crew members of the MS Lord Selkirk II are rowed ashore in lifeboats after the cruise ship ran aground in the shallow, muddy Red River just north of Lockport after failing to negotiate a turn while making its annual return to Selkirk for winter storage.
KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The MS Lord Selkirk II, built in 1969, sailed the Lake Winnipeg and the Red River for 17 years . The ship, seen here in 2010, sat rusting in the Red River a stones throw from the Selkirk Marine Museum'.
KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The MS Lord Selkirk II, built in 1969, sailed the Lake Winnipeg and the Red River for 17 years . The ship, seen here in 2010, sat rusting in the Red River a stones throw from the Selkirk Marine Museum'.
The MS Lord Selkirk II had not seen use since 1990. It was to have been dismantled and sold to China for scrap in 2010.
The MS Lord Selkirk II had not seen use since 1990. It was to have been dismantled and sold to China for scrap in 2010.
KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The MS Lord Selkirk II, seen here in 2010, suffered extensive rust damage.
KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The MS Lord Selkirk II, seen here in 2010, suffered extensive rust damage.

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