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The Fire which Broke out in a Ship in Colombo Harbour
Fire brigade fighting the fire which broke out in a ship in Colombo Harbour this morning.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Gaping Hole in Prospector's Side
Merchant vessel which collided with cruise liner towed into Dover.. 13-06-53. The British Merchant ship PROSPECTOR which collided with the P. and O. Cruise Liner CHUSAN off Dover last night - was towed into Dover Harbour this morning.. The "Prospe...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Ilyamechnikov Towing the British Schooner
This dramatic picture, taken outside Colombo Harbor today, shows the Russian ship, the Ilyamechnikov towing the British schooner, the Adyyatul Rahman, into harbor.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Liberian Tanker 'World Sky' on Rocks
At left is a picture taken by an RAF Shackleton search aircraft of the Liberian tanker "World Sky", breaking up on the rocks at Kuria Muria Bay, south Arabia. First news of the disaster came when five survivors struggled ashore and telephoned a me...
The Times of Ceylon Press
This dramatic picture shows what happened when the biggest victim of recent gales, the 6,272-ton liner Venus, went aground. The liner grounded in Plymouth Sound during a 60 m.p.h. gale. Only the crew of 160 were on board. Five tugs tried to refloa...
The Times of Ceylon Press
"The Men For The Moon" Cape Kennedy : The crew for the Apollo 11 pose for photographers in from of their Saturn rocket which is to carry them to the moon for man's first landing in July. Pictured on May 20th after (from left) Neil Armstrong, comma...
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