ACCIDENTS AT SEA
SIX SHIPS INVOLVED Rec. 9.30 p.m LONDON, Apl. 14: Three sea accidents were reported to-day round Britain’s coastline. One ship sank, another exploded, and the third went aground. The 300-ton vessel Christina Dawn went aground at the mouth of Irvine Harbour and exploded. Nobody was on board at the time. The Dublin steamer City of Waterford sapk after a collision in dense fog in the English Channel with the Greek steamer Her crew were saved. Almost at tKe same time the Norwegian tanker Brali went aground on the. treacherous Goodwin sands and sent out an SOS for' lifeboats.
A New York message says the tanker Pennsylvania Sun, of 11,000 tons, caught fire after a collision with tho freighter American Attorney, of 7607 tons, in Delaware Bay. Rescue ships and a seaplane were sent to assist.
Reports said that the fire in the Pennsylvanian Sun spread to the hold and burned six hours before members of the crew controlled it. They risked danger of explosion from oil fumes as they worked. A fire on board the freighter was controlled without much difficulty.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490416.2.113
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 27057, 16 April 1949, Page 7
Word Count
184ACCIDENTS AT SEA Otago Daily Times, Issue 27057, 16 April 1949, Page 7
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.