The crew aboard a fishing boat that ran aground off the coast of Fortune on Newfoundland's south coast Wednesday have safely been evacuated from the vessel.
An invitation to tour Queen Mary 2 in Cape Town harbour, followed by dinner on board, recalls a lost age when mailships berthed in Duncan Dock and a troubled boy prowled the docks when he should have been at school.
The new owners of the St. Lawrence fluorspar mine are promising to avoid the mistakes of the past and believe the mine can operate for up to three decades.