Burning of the SS Volturno in the North Atlantic
SS Volturno ocean liner on a voyage from Rotterdam to New York City was carrying a mixed load of passengers (mostly immigrants) and cargo that included highly flammable chemicals, burned and sank in the North Atlantic. Here showing the Carmania's boats rescuing passenagers in oil-calmed waters
Picture No
10179639
Media ID
47379479
Size
5285px x 5131px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
'Illustration by Norman Wilkinson in The Illustrated London New', Silver Jubilee Record Number 1910 - 1935 page 29
Date
October 1913
