GROMMET REEFER
246509
Blt. 1944, Duluth, MN
G. t. 3,805.
323.9' x 50.1' x 26.5'
On 16 December 1952 the freighter, GROMMET REEFER, supplying food to servicemen, ran aground on a rocky reef on the coast of Leghorn, Italy, splitting in two during a violent storm. The first operation involved breeches buoy, small boats, and swimming, with the rescue of 26 crewmen.
Next, the Navy helicopters rescued the remaining 13 crew during a daring aerial rescue from wave-lashed decks, as viewed in these two dramatic APWire photos from the S.P.H.S. archives.
Blt. 1944, Duluth, MN
G. t. 3,805.
323.9' x 50.1' x 26.5'
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GROMMET REEFER 246509 Seattle, WA. 1948 This year this vessel was moored in Seattle, classed as a US Navy ship but under US Army jurisdiction. Original photo from the archives of the S.P.H.S.© |
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GROMMET REEFER Four US Navy helicopters hover over the disabled ship. Leghorn, Italy, 16 Dec. 1952. AP Wire photo via radio from London, Archived with S.P.H.S.© |
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GROMMET REEFER, Italy, 1952. From the archives of the S.P.H.S.© |
On 16 December 1952 the freighter, GROMMET REEFER, supplying food to servicemen, ran aground on a rocky reef on the coast of Leghorn, Italy, splitting in two during a violent storm. The first operation involved breeches buoy, small boats, and swimming, with the rescue of 26 crewmen.
Next, the Navy helicopters rescued the remaining 13 crew during a daring aerial rescue from wave-lashed decks, as viewed in these two dramatic APWire photos from the S.P.H.S. archives.
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