It was the case of the Calpean Star, sunk near the channel.
It was May 18, 1960, we were 36 years old then. The former Chieftain Highland entered port with damage to the rudder and adverse weather conditions could only enter on the 23rd. It had been acquired years ago by the Argentina Fishing Company in 250 thousand pounds: a famous English ship of 14,232 gross tons, Length 171.50 meters, built in England in 1928, which throughout his life transported thousands of Spanish immigrants to the Río...
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