FIRE IN SHIP
No Injuries In Akaroa
(N Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, April 16.
Prompt action by fire-fight-ers aboard the Australiabound 17,500-ton British passenger ship Akaroa yesterday averted an Atlantic disaster involving 550 people. The Akaroa, carrying 416 passengers and 134 crew from London to Sydney, sent a dramatic SOS call early yesterday saying fire had broken out in the ship’s engine room. Four hours later, the United States Coast Guard reported it had received a signal saying the fire had been extinguished. Captain Brian Hi Ilia told the owners in’ a ship-to-shore telephone call that no-one had been injured and morale among passengers and crew was very high.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32274, 17 April 1970, Page 13
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