When Cecila backed away, Cowichan sank almost immediately. It was reported that once Cowichan had sunk, Captain Wilson turned to Captain Boden and said: "Well, that's it. Let's go below and have coffee." Discovery of wreck In May 1997, after a year of searching, a team of wreck hunters on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol vessel Lindsay in connection with a training exercise, located what they claimed was the wreck of the Cowichan south of the White Islets off Roberts Creek, British Columbia. The water over the wreck site was 128 meters deep. Subsequent research has shown, however, that the discovered wreck was not, in fact, the Cowichan despite all the breathless newspaper reports to the contrary. Her final resting place is still not known with certainty. Notes References Henry, Tom, The Good Company -- An Affectionate History of the Union Steamship, Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, BC (1994) The New Mills' List, “Registered Canadian Steamships 1817-1930 over 75 feet” (accessed 06-27-11) Newell, Gordon R., ed. H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA (1966) Rushton, Gerald A., Whistle Up the Inlet - The Union Steamship Story, J.J. Douglas Ltd., Vancouver, BC (1974) Rushton, Gerald A., Echoes of the Whistle - An Illustrated History of the Union Steamship Company'', Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver, BC (1980) 1907 ships Steamships of Canada Union Steamship Company of British Columbia Ships built in Scotland Ships sunk in collisions Shipwrecks of the British Columbia coast Maritime incidents in 1925