BURNT AT SEA.— The Messageries Maritimes motor liner Georges Phillipar, of 16,900 tons, burnt at sea with considerable loss of life. The vessel caught fire, on Monday, five miles from Cape Guardafui, Somaliland, at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden. Many ships raced to the scene to rescue the passengers.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 117, 20 May 1932, Page 12
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51BURNT AT SEA.—The Messageries Maritimes motor liner Georges Phillipar, of 16,900 tons, burnt at sea with considerable loss of life. The vessel caught fire, on Monday, five miles from Cape Guardafui, Somaliland, at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden. Many ships raced to the scene to rescue the passengers. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 117, 20 May 1932, Page 12
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