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Thorshavet in 1956.

Thorshavet was a Norwegian whaling factory ship built in 1947 off the coast of Mauritania.[1] It was later named Astra.[1]

It collided with the cargo ship Karonga (Singapore) off the coast of Portuguese Guinea. It sank on 17 April 1974 with the loss of a crew member.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stadig flere båter på Afrika-eventyr". Kystmagasinet (in Norwegian). 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  2. ^ Norman Hooke (1989). Modern shipping disasters, 1963-1987. Lloyd's of London Press. ISBN 9781850442110.