 

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

 
 
NEW YORK, March 7. (AP)—
The tugboat Joyce Card blew up
as she was moving out of Erie
Basin, Brooklyn, today, killing
two men and injuring’ three.
Three others are missing.

The boat is owned by the Card
Towing Line, Inc.

The blast in the boiler room
sent her tothe 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 be-
lieved certain that all were dead.
Two bodies were recovered.
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 dead.
 