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Betelgeuse explodes and sinks during unloading at Bantry Bay
The French supertanker Betelgeuse exploded like a giant bomb and sank in 130 feet of water at Whiddy Island Bantry Bay Ireland. Forty nine feared dead with 39 crewmen aboard confirmed missing while 10 terminal workers were found dead. Firefighters prevented oil from reaching storage tanks as evacuations affected a dozen families.
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