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Two dramatic pictures showing the last moments in the life of the ill-fated American freighter Flying Enterprise. At top the vessel is seen keeling over flat with the mast touching the water, while below the bows of the vessel are about to be subm...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The American Freighter 'Enterprise'
Seas wash the listing deck of the American freighter Flying Enterprise as she drifts helplessly off Land's End. The tow row from the tug Turmoil parted early this morning, but despite this, the ship has been drifting, aided by gale force winds, in...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Tanker Capsizes. Buzzards Bay, Mass: The United States tanker "Dynafuel" 3,100 tons, which was involved in a collision yesterday with the Norwegian cargo ship "Fernview" 6,732 tons, capsizes. After salvage experts had parted the two vessels today,...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Captain Erikson and Wife Saved from Wrecked Windjammer
Captain and wife saved from wrecked windjammer. A dramatic photograph taken as Captain Erikson, the captain, was being rescued by breeches buoy from the wreck of his famous old windjammer, HERZOGIN CECILIE, on the rocks at Salcombe, Devon. His wif...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Icelandic Farmer Magnus with a Lifebelt
In late January the Danish Greenland ship "HANS HEDTOFT" sank off Greenland with about 100 persons aboard. No trace of the vessel was found and now the Icelandic farmer Magnus Haflidason was walking along the beach near his farm when he found a li...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Crowded ferry capsizes. Wellington, New Zealand: Rescuers dash ashore with young children after a giant ferry carrying more than 600 passengers and crew had keeled over and sank in Wellington harbor in a 120 m.p.h. gale. Reports said that at least...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The British ship Dara which sank in the Persian Gulf last Tuesday. The "Dara" 5,030 tons, had left Dubai, on the Persian Gulf, to ride out a storm; fire broke out and heavy explosions apparently destroyed many of the lifeboats. Latest reports give...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Grand National Steeple Chase
The Grand National Steeple-chase ---the toughest horse race in the world,run at Aintree,Liverpool, was won by "Mr.What", owned by Mr.J.Coughlan, of Ireland, and ridden by A.Freeman. "Tiberetta" was second and "Green Drill" third. The race is worth...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The Italian vessel "Citta de Trapani" (2,400 tons) ran aground on a reef during a storm off the north-west coast of Sicily recently. A helicopter made an attempt to take off an injured man — but failed. The man was later rescued by a fishing boat ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Smoke bellowing from the 16,355-ton Greek Liner "Britanny" after being towed out of the Hellenic shipyards at Skaramanga, near Athens, to prevent fire spreading to nearby vessels and installations. The vessel, which was undergoing repairs at the t...
The Times of Ceylon Press