TANKER DESTROYED BY MINE
SPANISH COAST DISASTER FLOATING PETROL ON FIRE TWENTY-THREE LOST IN TERRIFIC EXPLOSION United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 5. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. March 4. A Perpignan message says that the Greek tanker Loukia, carrying 3000 tons of oil, struck a mine almost at the same spot as the Llandovery Castle was damaged. The contact caused a terrific explosion. The petrol caught fire and the vessel sank. It is reported that twenty-three are dead. There is one survivor
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20669, 6 March 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)
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82TANKER DESTROYED BY MINE Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20669, 6 March 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)
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