BOMBS BREAK LOOSE
SHIP'S RADIO APPEAL
(9.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 29. A Liberty ship, the Henry. D. Thoreau, en route from Naples to Cape May, New Jersey, sent a message to the navy that 5000 bombs were breaking loose and if they gave way entirely nothing could save the crew of 40. The ship gave her position as 420 miles south of the Azores. An unidentified ship radioed the navy that she was standing by but could not assist immediately. The agents of the Thoreau stated that the bombs would not be fused when they were loaded. A navy bomb disposal officer said it was most unlikely that unfused bombs would explode unless subjected to great shock. A later message stated that the ship had radioed that the bombs had been secured and that the distress message was cancelled.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 27, 31 December 1945, Page 5
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140BOMBS BREAK LOOSE Manawatu Standard, Volume LXVI, Issue 27, 31 December 1945, Page 5
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