A NARROW ESCAPE.
BIG SHBLiL SLIPS,
A HPfiIIIFKED CREW
(Per United Press Association.)
LONDON, July 1. Wihils -filling the Thunderer's magazine at Dejvonport a 13.5 mcli shell slipped from a slings and fell 30ft to the floor of the magazine.
The horrified crew rushed to a dit - tanoe, but though the fuse was di a tied the shell did not explode. It would have destroyed the ship. Work had to be suspended to suable the men to recover .from the shock.
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Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10289, 3 July 1912, Page 1
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81A NARROW ESCAPE. Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10289, 3 July 1912, Page 1
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