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French Freighter Douala Sinks Off Newfoundland Coast
Seventy crewmen of the Douala were rescued after 27 hours in lifeboats as seven died and two were missing. The disaster followed a brutal storm that battered Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, with additional deaths at sea and on land. Captain Michel Labbe is among the missing.
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Halifax
N.S
Douala
Michel Labbe
Canada
Gabriel Sinestro
Sinestro
Ludwig
Port Aux Basques
James McGrath
Newfoundland
Langlade
Gilbert
Atlantic Seaboard
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island