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The 'Crystal Jewel'

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  • 1967-10-2

The "Crystal Jewel", beached off Newhaven. Somewhere in this tangle of shattered steel is the wreckage of the bridge where Dorothy died by her father's side.

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Accident in Udamapitigama

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  • 1979-11-18

Villagers preparing boats for the search of the bodies of victims of the Udamapitigama ferry boat accident, which killed six persons.

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Andrea Doria

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  • 1956-7-31

The Andrea Doria, 29,083-tons, the pride of the fleet of trans-Atlantic liners owned by the Italian Line, now lies a battered wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic about 200 miles east of New York, after being in collision with the Swedish Liner Sto...

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Captain of 'Velasiks'

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  • 1984-6-21

The captain of the "Velasiks" ship, which faced an accident, Sinnadorai Shivanesham taking his lunch at the Moratuwa Police station.

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Chief Officer and the Chief Engineer of the 'Union Atlantic'

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  • 1964-6-24

The captain and crew of the ill-fated tramp ship Union Atlantic were safe and snug when on board the rescue ship 'Maidan' which called at the Colombo Harbour early yesterday morning. But 38 men who had for 18 hours waged a brave, but futile battle...

The Times of Ceylon Press

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