New York, March 7.-—(AP)--The
tueboat Joyce Card blew up as she
was moving out of Erie Basin,
ttrooklyn, today, killing two men
and injuring three. Three others
are missing.

The boat, owned by the Card
Towing Line, Inc., had just been
overhauled and was starting out on
her first assignment when a blast
in the boiler room sent her to the
bottom.

The three men rescued were on
the deck at the time of the ex-
plosion, They were picked up by
rescuers who dived from other tugs
nearby, The rest of the crew was
below deck and it was believed
certain that all died. Two bodies
were recovered,
 
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New York, March 7—The tug:
‘hoat Joyce. Card bley up.as she was
yoving out of the Erie basin today,
illing two men and injuring three.
‘Three others are missing. Seamer
‘irom nearby tugs dived into the
water to save three members of thc
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