thestar.com

Opened in 1970, Captain [John Letnik]'s was the city's first floating restaurant. Today, all that remains of this Toronto landmark - the 84-year-old Normac - is a rotting hull full of slime-covered furniture and a dozen liquor and beer bottles floating on the water's surface.

For Letnik, a former dishwasher who worked his way up to become a chef before opening his own restaurant, it's one horror story that won't be put to rest until the Normac completes its voyage through the courts.

Letnik tried to sue the Metro parks commission, owner of the paddle-wheel ferry, but the courts ruled the ship sank two weeks after the accident because of a rotting hull. Letnik is appealing the ruling.