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932:. 19 April 1962. p. 22.
836:"Sinking of the M.V. "Dara""
642:. Vol. I. A–L. London:
639:Lloyd's Register of Shipping
820:. 10 April 1961. p. 1.
566:Possible cause of explosion
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1536:Maritime incidents in 1961
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739:"MV Dara [+1961]"
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1310:Afonso de Albuquerque
889:"The Ship Wreck Dara"
708:British India S.N. Co
706:Haws, Duncan (1987).
1004:Scottish Built Ships
979:Abraham, PJ (1963).
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981:Last Hours on Dara
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115:Yard number
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1525:Categories
1498:55°27′58″E
1495:25°34′29″N
1454:Wave Chief
1216:USNS
1099:De Vilhena
1048:Shipwrecks
983:. London:
688:26 January
598:References
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1320:Allegrity
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1269:Bianca C.
1259:Halronell
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1177:Albatross
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915:"MV Dara"
794:Gulf News
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516:tanker
468:Bombay
393:Dwarka
238:Length
148:181938
91:Bombay
81:London
1403:Crane
1207:CL-54
1120:Runic
1110:Huron
949:(PDF)
678:(PDF)
590:Wreck
572:Omani
524:Ajman
476:Dubai
472:Basra
388:Dumra
380:Notes
374:radar
335:Speed
327:screw
294:Decks
286:Depth
87:Route
67:Owner
1480:1962
1467:1960
1452:RFA
1423:K-19
1383:Dara
1308:NRP
1146:Dara
1108:USS
1079:S-80
1069:Egoz
963:2017
901:2009
868:ISBN
801:2011
775:2018
750:2021
712:ISBN
690:2024
553:Dara
526:and
503:Dara
491:Dara
484:Dara
464:Dara
440:Dara
408:Dara
351:Crew
325:1 ×
256:Beam
191:Fate
154:GDTT
51:Dara
47:Name
406:MV
354:132
307:bhp
232:DWT
228:NRT
224:GRT
144:UK
118:711
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