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| Keywords: Taiwanese merchant ship Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea in November 1983.jpg en The Taiwanese merchant ship Dai Lung sinking in the South China Sea on 21 November 1983 The ship started taking on water in the No 1 cargo hold in rough seas of the Typhoon Orchid The crew was unable to find the source of the leak and sent an SOS The U S Navy frigate USS Kirk FF-1087 was nearby and rescued 23 of 25 crewmembers Two crewmembers had died before http //www navy mil/ah_online/department_arch html U S Navy All Hands magazine http //www navy mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah198405 pdf May 1984 p 43 HM1 Frank Jett U S Navy 1983-11-21 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Ships of Taiwan Ships sunk in 1983 1983 Pacific typhoon season | ||||
