SHIP EXPLODED
MYSTERY ON CLYDE
Blazing Oil Frustrated' Rescue Efforts
N.Z. Press Association —Copyright Rec. 1.30 p.m. LONDON, May 18. Hundreds of people in Arran saw the escort carrier Dasher sink in the Firth of Clyde on March 27, 1943 after violent explosions, says the Daily Express. The Dasher was only 15 minutes', sailing time from an anchorage, and the crew of GOO were ready for shore leave. The explosion brought people running from their homes in five Clyde towns, where hundreds of windows were smashed. Watchers saw the carrier's bows swing up until the flight deck was vertical. Planes slid off and crashed into the sea then the carrier went down stern first and sank rapidly. The sea was immediately ablaze with burning oil, and rescue ships were unable to reach the scene. Eighty survivors eventually reached the shore, but the cause of the explosion was never known, because those who might have explained it were all killed.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 117, 19 May 1945, Page 5
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