Date21-Nov-1942
TypeSea Disaster
CountryINDIAN OCEAN
LocationBound from Cape Town for St. Helena
ActivityOn 6-Nov-1942, the German submarine U-68 sank the City of Cairo 5 days from Cape Town, survivors took to lifeboats & rafts. On the 15th day, a fireman jumped over the stern & was taken by sharks
InjuryFATAL
Victimmale, Male
SourceCoppleson (1962), pp.207 & 258
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