 

NEW YORK, MAR. 7. AP).—The tugboat Joyce Card blew up as she
was moving out of Erie basin, Brooklyn, today, killing two men and in-
jurying three. Three others were missing.

The boat had just been overhauled and was starting out on her first
assignment when a blast in the boiler room sent her to the bottom.

Others aboard nearby tugs said parts of the bodies were hurled into
the air by the explosion. They held out little hope for the recovery of
the bodies of the missing. all of whom thev believed dead.
 
NEW YORE, March 7.—The tug-
boat Joyce Card blew up as she wa
moving into Erie basin, Brooklyn
today, Killing two men and injuring
three. Three others are missing. The
boat was owned by the Card Tow-
ing Line, Inc.

The three men rescued were on
the deck at the time of the exnlo-
sion. They were picked up by res-
cuers who dived from other tugs
nearby. The rest of the crew wa
below-deck and if was believed cer-
tain that ell were dead. Two bodies
were recovered.

- Three of the crew are still miss-
ing and it is feared they met death
below deck.

     

  
 