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Jimbuna · 03-18-20, 09:09 AM

18th March 1920

Steam cargo ship SS Olockson catches fire off Balboa Harbour.

Ship Losses:

USS Althea (United States Navy) The motorboat was sunk by ice at Detroit, Michigan. She was sold for salvage but salvage efforts were abandoned in 1926.
Cordier (France) During her first commercial trip from Nantes (region Pays de la Loire, France) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) loaded with iron ore, sank following a leak at N of Alderney Channel Islands. 19 perished, only 4 sailors were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Wacland.
Eva (Denmark) The cargo ship came ashore on the west coast of Skagen. Her crew survived.
Jeremiah Smith (United States) The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hatteras ( United States).

03-18-20, 09:09 AM	#4427
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,561 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	18th March 1920 Steam cargo ship SS Olockson catches fire off Balboa Harbour. Ship Losses: USS Althea (United States Navy) The motorboat was sunk by ice at Detroit, Michigan. She was sold for salvage but salvage efforts were abandoned in 1926. Cordier (France) During her first commercial trip from Nantes (region Pays de la Loire, France) to Rotterdam (Netherlands) loaded with iron ore, sank following a leak at N of Alderney Channel Islands. 19 perished, only 4 sailors were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Wacland. Eva (Denmark) The cargo ship came ashore on the west coast of Skagen. Her crew survived. Jeremiah Smith (United States) The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hatteras ( United States). __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!