Tanker Splits in Two



Photo Title

Tanker Splits in Two

Photographer/Creator

Gordon Rynders

Collection

Publisher

New York Daily News

Caption/Description

The stern section (rear) of the supertanker African Queen rests on sandbar while the bow floats free after vessel rammed the bar and broke in half in moderately rough sea yesterday. Forty-seven crewmen were on the stern as helicopters started rescue operation that saved 45 men, two others were picked up by boat.

Citation

Gordon Rynders, "Tanker Splits in Two," in POYi Archive, Item #3508, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/3508 (accessed March 29, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008