New York —(#)— The tugboat
Joyce Card blew up as she was
moving into Erie Basin, today, kill-
ing at least two men and injuring
three. Three others are missing.

A blast in the boiler room sent
her to the bottom.

The three men rescued were on
the k at the time of the explo-
sion. hey were picked up by res-
cuers who dived from other tugs
nearby. The rest of the crew was
below deck and it was believed
certain that all were dead.

Others aboard nearby tugs said
parts of bodies were hurled into
the air by the explosion. ‘They
held out little hope for the recov-
ery of the bodies of the missing,
all of whom they believed were
dead.
 
 

NEW YORK Mar 7 — (#) ~~ The
tugboat Joyce Cord rlew wo as she
was moving out of Erie Basin Brooh-
lyn today hillng two men and i
juring three Three ethers are miss-
ing

The boat owned hy the Card Tow-
ang Line Ine had jis. been overe
jlauled and was stattarg cit on her
fi t assignment wher a blast in the
‘boiler room sen her to the botrom
| The three men rescued were on the
|deck at the tme of the caploson
pTre were picked up > rescuers who
dived from other tigs nearby The
‘rest of the crew wis selow dech and
ib was pellevec certein that all were
rqeid Two bodies were reco ered

 
 