French cargo vessel "Mont Louis" hit by Dutch passenger ferry "Olau Britania" - Vintage Photograph

SKU: SCAN-BLG-03440876

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French cargo vessel "Mont Louis" hit by Dutch passenger ferry "Olau Britania" 7 miles off the coast of the Belgian coast near Ostend in the channel. French cargo vessel "Mont Louis" hit by Dutch passenger ferry "Olau Britania" 7 miles off the coast of the Belgian coast near Ostend in the channel.

Dimensions: 13.9 x 21.5 cm

IMS SKU: SCAN-BLG-03440876

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OCR computer generated text:

ATTENTION EDITORS : CAP TIC FOR THE PICTURE JUST MOVED FROM OS ND : X-***** OST-1 OSTEND (Belgium) 22/08/1985 – ON AUGUST 25,1984, THE FRENCH CARGO VESSEL *MONT LOUIS' WAS HIT BY THE DUTCH PASSENGER FERRY OLAU BRITANNIA, 7 MILES OFF THE BELGIAN COAST NEAR OSTEND IN THE CHANNEL.NO BODY WAS HURT IN THE COLLISION BUT THE 'MONT LOUIS' MADE WATER AND WENT DOWN WITH ON BOARD, AMONGST OTHER CAR - GO, 30 BARRELS CONTAINING URANIUM HEXA FLUORIDE. THESE WERE TAKEN FROM THE SUN -KEN SHIP IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS BUT TODAY NEARLY ONE YEAR AFTER THE COLLI- SION, THE SHIP STILL REMAINS ON ITS SIDE, IN TWO PIECES. SALVAGE VESSELS ARE CURRENTLY ON THE SCENE TO LIFT THE 'MONT LOUIS'. THE EUROP EAN PRESS PHOTO AGENCY/EPA/BEL GA PHOTO PIC.PETER MAENHOUDT/PM.

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