Dara
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Dara
was a passenger liner laid down by Barclay, Curle &
Company in Scotland, and was launched in1948 for British
India Steam Navigation Company in London. Under a
journey from Bombay to Basra, she was caught by a storm
7. April 1961. The captain decided to leave the harbor
and ride out the storm outside. The following day while
returning to port, a large explosion hit her in the port
side,starting several fierce fires. Evacuation was
chaotic, and it is believed that 238 people on board
lost their lives in the fires and evacuation. Despite
attempts to extinguish the fires and save her, she
disappeared in the deep in the morning 10. April 1961. The battered
wreck rest today in three separate sections northwest of
Um Al Auwain on a depth of 12 to 20 meter.
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