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Shipwrecked Jews Rescued by British Warships
In a Mediterranean storm on a barren isle, 488 refugees aboard the destroyer Chevron and 254 aboard the minesweeper Provident were rescued and set for transfer to a hospital ship at Crete then Cyprus. Others earlier aided by Themistocles were taken to Rhodes. Jewish agency sources expect eventual transfer to Palestine as immigration continues. A separate incident near Tel Aviv reported a British soldier accidentally fired a Bren gun, wounding a driver and another passenger on a bus. six others were hospitalized for sho
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Burina
Suda Bay
Crete
Abs
Cyprus
Chevron
Provident
Eleki
Rhodes
Themistocles
UN Lst
Mol Sa
Jewish Agency
Gyprus
Palesiline
Unil
Palestine
Tel Aviv
River