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Preparing to cut away the rope tangled in the propeller of the freighter George M

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Preparing to cut away the rope tangled in the propeller of the freighter George M

Date12/26/1975

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Preparing to cut away the rope tangled in the propeller of the freighter George M. Carl; diver Jim Antonacci jumps into the cold waters off Sunnyside Beach; where the ship has been wedged in a sandbar since Christmas Day. The 64-foot freighter missed a turn and ran aground four miles from its destination in Toronto Harbor to unload a cargo of soybeans. A federal inquiry into the accident begins Monday and two tugboarts from Kingston arrive today to help free ship.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014217F

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