AFIRE IN MID-OCEAN.
TANK STEAMER'S PERILOUS EXPERIENCE. ~ j By Telegraph.—Press Association. Received (i.12.15 a.m. London, March 5. The Norwegian oil-tanker Laliabra,. with 10,000 tons of benzine, hiiß reached the Tyne. fSlio was ablaze amidshipu for two days in the mid-Atlantic owing' to a short circuit firing two tanks. One half of the crew were unable to communicate with tlie rest while tlic vessel waabattered in a terrific gale.. A violent explosion blew up the decks, ihe flames reaching tiie. masthead. Benzine was swept into the s>ea, which was aflame. The lifeboats were blown to pieces. Thewaves finally put out tlie _ fire, but charts, compasses, and sextants had s gene. The Laliabra readied the Azores. of the crew were drowned.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 229, 6 March 1915, Page 4
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119AFIRE IN MID-OCEAN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 229, 6 March 1915, Page 4
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