CABLE SHIP CRIPPLED BY FIRE.—TOP: The British cable ship Ocean Layer (4534 tons), which was crippled by fire in mid-Atlantic early on June 15. BOTTOM: A picture taken by a Royal Air Force Shackleton aircraft showing the fireravaged ship. All the crew were picked up by the German freighter Flavia (5326 tons). The stricken ship was taken in tow by the Flavia and later by the German tug Wotan, which towed her into Falmouth.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28930, 25 June 1959, Page 15
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74CABLE SHIP CRIPPLED BY FIRE.—TOP: The British cable ship Ocean Layer (4534 tons), which was crippled by fire in mid-Atlantic early on June 15. BOTTOM: A picture taken by a Royal Air Force Shackleton aircraft showing the fireravaged ship. All the crew were picked up by the German freighter Flavia (5326 tons). The stricken ship was taken in tow by the Flavia and later by the German tug Wotan, which towed her into Falmouth. Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28930, 25 June 1959, Page 15
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