File. Tharald Brovig Muriakata Maru Disaster

Reference No:
U DMS/4/189
Dates:
1962
Description:
File containing chaplain's report, photograph, press cuttings, letter to the Japanese Times, and covering letter and report to the Department of Immigration in Yokohama relating to the Tharald Brovig Munakata Maru disaster in Tokohama, Japan, on 18 Nov 1962. Includes references to: collision of the Norwegian tanker 'Tharald Brovig' with the 'Munakata Maru'; Japanese Red Cross response; actions of the port chaplain Reverend Eric Witham Casson; fire caused by collision; Norwegian captain arrested; immigrations issues in Japanese ports.
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 file
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of the Head Office of the Mission to Seafarers (formerly known as the Missions to Seamen)