The MV Marine Atlantica

Marine Atlantic, its predecessor CN Marine, and pre-confederation Newfoundland coastal boats have a strong and proud history serving the people of Atlantic Canada through ferry terminals, passenger vessels and rail service.

In this week’s blog posting we highlight the MV Marine Atlantica which serviced the Port aux Basques-North Sydney crossing from 1975-1987.

Introduced to help transport more commercial and passenger traffic, the vessel increased passenger capacity by approximately 24 percent. At 122 metres in length, the MV Marine Atlantica, combined with its sister ship the MV Marine Nautica, tripled commercial capacity on the Cabot Strait when introduced.

We hope you enjoy these photos of a vessel that helped re-shape the flow of commercial traffic between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.