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In this episode of Let’s Talk Spooky, we explore four ships whose stories continue to drift through maritime history and folklore. These ships reveal how maritime disasters don’t always sink into history—they linger, resurface, and sometimes drift back into view.

SS Valencia (1906)

• Parks Canada — The Sinking of the SS Valencia
  Government overview of the disaster and its impact on marine safety
  https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2017/06/the_sinking_of_thessvalencia.html
  
  
• Maritime Museum of British Columbia — SS Valencia: A Theatre of Horror
  Artifact records and historical interpretation
  https://mmbc.bc.ca/exhibits/ss-valencia-a-theatre-of-horror/
  
  

SS Atlantic (1873)

• Library and Archives Canada — The Wreck of the Atlantic
  Archival documentation and historical context
  https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Pages/ss-atlantic.aspx
  
  
• Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 — SS Atlantic Disaster
  Immigration history and survivor context
  https://pier21.ca/community-presents/ss-atlantic-immigrant-ship-disaster
  
  

Baychimo (Abandoned 1931)

• Manitoba Museum — Baychimo: The Adventures of the Ghost Ship of the Arctic
  Museum-based archival research and documented sightings
  https://manitobamuseum.ca/baychimo-the-adventures-of-the-ghost-ship-of-the-arctic/
  
  
• Canada’s History — S.S. Baychimo Icebound
  Historical summary grounded in documented events
  https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/transportation/s-s-baychimo-icebound
  
  

Pass of Melfort

• Heritage BC — Pass of Melfort Submerged Heritage Record
  Official wreck record and site documentation
  https://heritagebc.ca/submerged-heritage-resource/pass-of-melfort/
  
  
• Wrecksite.eu — Pass of Melfort
  Maritime registry data and loss details
  https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?167255=
  
  

🎧 Content Note

This episode blends documented maritime history with regional folklore and later retellings. Where stories move beyond archival evidence, they are presented as cultural responses to loss and danger along Canada’s coast.