FERRY SHIP SUNK
Rec. 9.30 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 12. A naval communique states that British destroyers operating south of Valona on Tuesday night engaged a ferry laden with petrol and ammunition. The ship was set on fire and sank. Of three escorting launches, only one escaped. Valona, Albania's second port, is 60 miles from the heel of Italy across the Strait of Otranto.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 270, 13 November 1943, Page 5
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