UNEXPLODED · public companion
The same War Diary records that at 08:04 on 20 August the master signalled asking for a pilot because the ship was aground and directly afterwards reported the ship breaking in half; it records no fire, crew removal and an N.C.S. tug position five cables west of No. 5 Medway Buoy at 09:15.
Claim record CLM-0150 in the public UNEXPLODED archive.
Claim: CLM-0150
The same War Diary records that at 08:04 on 20 August the master signalled asking for a pilot because the ship was aground and directly afterwards reported the ship breaking in half; it records no fire, crew removal and an N.C.S. tug position five cables west of No. 5 Medway Buoy at 09:15.
Status: verified | Confidence: high | Date: 1944-08-20
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