Boats - Sailing - Ships
Sep. 09, 1957 - United Kingdom Schooner taken in tow by Russian Vessel off South Coast of Ceylon: A British schooner the Adyyatul Rahman which is owned by the Unite Kingdom Transport Ministry was caught in a storm and radioed for help in the high seas off the south coast of Ceylon recently. The first vessel to answer the S.O.S. call was a Russian vessel the Ilyamechnikov which took the schooner in two into the safety of Colombo Harbour. Photo shows the vessels in Colombo, harbour after the rescue off the coast of Ceylon
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13183064
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