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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1967
Page
8
In a stormy Atlantic, a large wave struck the Liberian registered tanker Failaika damaging the bridge forward bulkhead and destroying navigational gear. The ship carried 35 Italian crew and remained afloat with steering gear in use. master Aless Andrini suffered a broken arm.
The 766-foot Afran Transport tanker Falaika bound from Nigeria to Portland Maine with crude oil rode 25 to 40 knot winds and 25 to 30 foot seas about 280 miles south of Halifax. One crewman was injured. the rest reported safe as Coast Guard aircraft and merchant ships assisted. The vessel proceeded under its own power toward Portland after damage to the bridge and forward area.
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