Narwhal Reef


Narwhal Reef (53˚03'46" 129˚35'02" Entrance to Devlin Bay, W side of Estevan Sd, between Prior I and Trutch I, SE of Banks I). The Canadian Coast Guard buoy tender Narwhal “discovered” this previously uncharted reef with near-disastrous results in May 1981. H E Adams, the Narwhal’s cdr, reported that “the ship came very close to running aground that day. Good luck and a sharp lookout sure helped to avoid an embarrassing situation and a lot of paperwork.” The 81-m vessel’s home...

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