The ship had about 500 bags of cement destined for the Cape Sable Light aboard, and also drums of calcium carbide, that caused much concern (as it reacts with water to form the flammable gas acetylene).
Georges Bank is a large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts (USA), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada).
Cape Town | Long Island | Vancouver Island | Newfoundland (island) | Rhode Island | North Island | Cape Verde | South Island | Western Cape | Staten Island | Cape Colony | Easter Island | Treasure Island | island | Cape Province | University of Cape Town | Prince Edward Island | Island Records | Cape Cod | Kimberley, Northern Cape | Cape York Peninsula | Norfolk Island | Livingston Island | Hong Kong Island | Northern Cape | Cape of Good Hope | Rhode Island School of Design | Ellis Island | Christmas Island | Cape Horn |
By 1641, La Tour lost Cape Sable Island, Pentagouet (Castine, Maine), and Port Royal, Nova Scotia to Governor of Acadia Charles de Menou d'Aulnay de Charnisay.