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MV Lucona was a cargo ship that sank in the Indian Ocean after a powerful time bomb hidden on board exploded. The blast on 23 January 1977 resulted in

part of a major insurance fraud. Proksch died in prison. In 1977, the ship Lucona sank in the Indian Ocean, after an explosion, killing six people. Proksch

single ship which has been broken up voluntarily by the owners in the course of 30 years on account of its being worn out". In 1977, the ship Lucona sank

tanker, it was hull number 401 and Maritime Commission number 1734. The ship was laid down on 18 July 1944, launched on 31 October 1944, sponsored by

USS Ray (SSN-653), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the rays. The contract to build Ray

(DD-744), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue (1902–1942). John Stuart

passengers and crew waited in lifeboats in the icefield while watching their ship sink. Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers and Canadian Forces helicopters were

being unloaded in Jeddah when the ship capsized and sank along with all the cargo that remained on board. The ship was repaired and later sailed under

remove the volumes of water. Jon Boyce, Stewart Wade, David Tinsley RO-RO ships and their market role - 1980 Page 53 "During the building of the Hero, Lloyds

Craig Mullen The Lucona Affair, pp. 185–188 Deep-sea Detectives: Maritime Mysteries and Forensic Science by Peter R. Limburg "The Lucona Affair" National