Damaged shipping boats: Eskdene, Inger Toft, and Kabinda (1939)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The London steamer, Eskdene, towed into port after being struck by a mine; the Danish steamer, Inger Toft, refloated by tugboats after going aground; and the crew and much of the cargo being saved from the Belgian ship, Kabinda, after becoming damaged on the Goodwin Sands Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: More Neutral Ships in Trouble ENGLAND: Various: EXT “KABINDA“ Aground on the Goodwins SHIPPING “Kabinda“ aground on the Goodwins Ships and Boats World War Two, World War II, WWII, Second World War, war, sand bank, steamers, neutral, accidents, sinking Background: The London steamer, Eskdene, towed into port after being struck by a mine; the Danish steamer, Inger Toft, refloated by tugboats after going aground; and the crew and much of the cargo being saved from the Belgian ship, Kabinda, after becoming damaged on t
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