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Hard-Luck Ship Hard Aground?, The Orient Trader, the ship which caught fire last July and burned for three days at the Toronto waterfront, seems to ha(...)
Hard-Luck Ship Hard Aground?, The Orient Trader, the ship which caught fire last July and burned for three days at the Toronto waterfront, seems to ha(...)

Hard-Luck Ship Hard Aground?, The Orient Trader, the ship which caught fire last July and burned for three days at the Toronto waterfront, seems to ha(...)

Date1/5/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hard-Luck Ship Hard Aground?; The Orient Trader; the ship which caught fire last July and burned for three days at the Toronto waterfront; seems to have found its final resting place on the rocks. But it's just an illusion. Actually the 455-foot freighter is tied up at the Toronto Turning Basin for the winter. When the fire occurred it provided a chance for the city's fireboat; the William Lyon Mackenzie; to prove itself. The fireboat's action helped preserve part of ship's cargo. Later the freighter; which was Greek-owned; was brought by a Port Colborne salvage firm.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014303F