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⚓Shipwrecks & Sea Dogs Podcast
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May 11, 2023 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
During the foggy early morning hours of 11 May 1972 the 🇬🇧British cargo vessel Royston Grange was on voyage to Montevideo, 🇺🇾Uruguay carrying a cargo of beef, butter, and grain. While crossing..(1/4)
#England #Liberia #Uruguay #Argentina #shipwreck #maritime #history ImageImageImage Rio de la Plata in the Punta Indio channel she struck the 🇱🇷Liberian tanker Tien Chee which was carrying 20,000 tons of crude oil. A series of explosions engulfed both ships and all 74 aboard the Royston Grange died in the flames along with 8 of 40 crew from the Tien Chee. (2/4)