The Abegweit was a ferry to the Canadian Canadian National Railway , which was put into service the 1,982th The ship only stayed in service for fifteen years before it was retired in 1997 and scrapped in India in 2004 after a long layover .
On December 19, 1982, the Abegweit failed for a short time after losing a propeller blade during a crossing. Otherwise, the ferry's service life was without major incidents. In June 1997 the ship was decommissioned and the ferry service to Cape Tormentine stopped after the opening of the Confederation Bridge . The Abegweit lay the following two years in North Sydney before they sold in May 1999. Accrued investment and Accrued Mariner has been renamed.
On June 9, 1999, the Accrued Mariner was towed to Freeport, Texas, where it was to be converted into a floating casino. However, these plans were not published and the ship was re- launched . On New Year's Day 2004, the former Abegweit was sold for scrapping in Alang , India , where it arrived on May 9, 2004 under the transfer name Mariner .
