Winter may be “officially” over, but for tens of thousands of Canadians in eastern Canada, it sure doesn’t seem like..
Two large ferries with some 800 passengers on board were stuck in 3metre thick pack ice overnight between off the coast of Cape Breton. Both have since managed to free themselves.
The ships travel between Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland and North Sydney Cape Breton.
A spokesman says the ships manoeuvre through winter ice all season but the ferries became trapped when the wind shifted and packed the ice together.
The ships had been delayed earlier this week due to high winds and a blizzard that whipped through the maritime and Atlantic region.
That storm left roads completely blocked in areas throughout Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, which are still being cleared by heavy equipment.
Nova Scotia, and especially Cape Breton, also was hit by an ice storm which left thousands of customers without power on Tuesday and Wednesday with schools and many businesses closed.
Some roads were blocked by broken power poles and downed lines.
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