[6] In 2006, to help raise funds to equip Georgian College with a marine simulator, Upper Lakes Shipping offered a trip for two in the owner's stateroom as the grand prize in a raffle.

In early September 2011, Arivina Navigation SA contracted the tow of MV Miner from Montreal to the Greek-owned tugboat Hellas.

Hellas made port in nearby Sydney where the tugboat was arrested by the Government of Nova Scotia; the tug's owners were forced to post a bond of several million dollars to secure her release.

It was initially hoped by officials with the provincial government that Transport Canada would pay for the removal of MV Miner, since the tow was operating under federal shipping regulations at the time of the grounding.

The Government of Canada denied any responsibility in paying for cleanup costs of the provincial wildlife management area, which were initially estimated to be at least $5 million CAD.

Only weeks later, the Government of Nova Scotia estimated that if the wreck could not be towed away, and had to be taken apart on-site, costs could rise as high as $25 million CAD.

Storms during fall 2011 and winter 2012 opened several large holes in the hull of MV Miner, precluding plans for refloating the ship.

In the Spring of 2012, the Government of Nova Scotia received a plan from Bennington Group of New York City to salvage the vessel during the summer weather window in 2012.

Bennington Group was in a joint venture partnership with the ship's owner, Arvina Navigation SA, and Armada Offshore of Turkey; they were not contracted by the Province.

[9] Nothing happened in summer 2012 and the Halifax Chronicle Herald reported on September 13, 2012 that a contractor (the Bennington Group of New York City) was preparing to commence salvage operations.