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Meteor Fire Kills Crew as Bergen Line Ship Meteor Sinks
Passenger recounts a night ordeal aboard the Meteor after a sudden blaze left 32 crewmen dead. From awakenings to lifeboats and a calm evacuation, the tale details smoke, freezing air, a listing ship, rescue helicopters, and the peril of the Georgia Strait near Vancouver.
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Bergen Line
Alaska
Robert Coyle
Bob
Vancouver
B.C
Georgia Strait
Coast Guard
Coyle
Ole
Oregon