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Navy Officers Stumble Over Evans Melbourne Collision
US and Australian officers assess the Evans and Melbourne disaster in the South China Sea. Survivors describe chaos and fires after the bow of the Evans was torn away, with 73 sailors dead and 9 survivors aboard the Kearsarge. A joint U.S.-Australian inquiry will determine causes and actions, including message reception and deck officer instructions.
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Washington
Veler
Evans
Ler
A. Gee
Port Angeles
U.S
Wich
Melbourne
Frank £. Evans
US. Navy
Navy Department
Cindz
AS. McLemore
Oller Offi 0
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Kearsarge
Subic Bay
Philippines
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Ernest Sage
Niobrara
Neb
Gary
Gregory
Solly
South China Sea
Frank Evans
Shrer
Douglas