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Word: europort (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1971-1971
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Usage:

...planted dynamite in the engine room, Disc Jockey West announced: "Flames are approaching the studio, we are abandoning the ship. Goodbye and God bless . . ." Everyone but the captain, the chief engineer and one sailor clambered overboard into lifeboats. But a Dutch tugboat, a firefighting ship from Rotterdam's Europort, a Dutch navy frigate carrying 250 battle-dressed marines, a navy Neptune reconnaissance plane and a helicopter all converged on the scene and put the fire out before it could damage the transmitter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTH SEA: The Warring Pirates | 5/31/1971 | See Source »

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