File:Taiwanese merchant ship Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea in November 1983.jpg
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English: The Taiwanese merchant ship Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea on 21 November 1983. The ship started taking on water in the No.1 cargo hold in rough seas of the Typhoon Orchid. The crew was unable to find the source of the leak and sent an SOS. The U.S. Navy frigate USS Kirk (FF-1087) was nearby and rescued 23 of 25 crewmembers. Two crewmembers had died before. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy All Hands magazine May 1984, p. 43. |
| Author | HM1 Frank Jett, U.S. Navy |
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