Explosion Kills Two On Bulk Carrier

August 26, 1999

Two Filipino sailors were killed and one seriously injured in an explosion aboard the bulk carrier Karteria in the Atlantic. Athens-based General Maritime Enterprises Corp. reportedly operates the 34,899-dwt vessel, which left New Orleans on August 16 with a cargo of iron oxide.

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Explosion Kills Two On Bulk Carrier

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