MOTOR SHIP AFIRE
SUNK BESIDE PIER FOUR MEN INJURED HAMILTON (Ont.), June 17. The motor ship Bermuda (20,000 tons) operated by the Furness Bermud . Line between here and New York, sank at the pier to-day. The bridge superstructure was burned away. The stern is resting on the bottom. Fire broke out in the elevator shaft, necessitating flooding the stern tanks. Four men were badly burned. There was no loss of life and there were no passengers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 143, 19 June 1931, Page 7
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76MOTOR SHIP AFIRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 143, 19 June 1931, Page 7
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