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1939 Tanker aground and on fire off Block Island in New York
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0:33Now PlayingDate: 27th February 1939
Location: USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Tanker Catches Fire on the Rocks
USA: New York: Block Island:
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FIRES Tanker"Lightburne"aground & ablaze off U.S.
"LIGHTBURNE", Oil tanker Aground & on fire off Block Island, U.S.A.
SHIPPING Tanker "Lightburne" aground & ablaze off U.S.
Ships and Boats; Disasters and Accidents; United States of America
cargo, crew, ship, destruction
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