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AWESOME SPECTACLE AT BELFAST LOUGH PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED BY FIRE
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Rec. Nov 20, 7 p.m. LONDON,. Thursday. An awesome spectacle was witnessed at Belfast at 1.20 this morning when the luxury liner "Bermuda" of 10,000 tons, was on fire from stem to stern. Belfast Lough was lighted up with flames, which were seen for miles around. Strangely the Bermnda was under repair owing to fire damage on June 17 while she was lying at the Hamilton wharf. Bermudas, where it beeame neeessary to submerge her to prevent the flames from reaching the oil tanks. The Bermuda is now only a blackened hulk. Several explosions, due- to the bursting of acetylene drums, were heard miles away. Efforts to sink her failed owing to the impossibility of reaching the sea cocks. The Bermuda cost £1,500,000.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 77, 21 November 1931, Page 5
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