31 BODIES RECOVERED FROM MINED SHIP
(10 a.m.) COPENHAGEN. June 13. Thirty-one bodies have been recovered from the Danish ship Kjobenhavn, which struck a mine in the Kattegat. Reports from divers disclosed that the mine blasted a hole more than 90ft. long in the bottom of the ship’s hull. It is expected it will be a fortnight before the number of deaths is determined. It is officially stated that 250 passengers were rescued, of whom 123 were wounded.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22663, 14 June 1948, Page 5
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