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Word: tarfaniya (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1953-1953
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...Sharks. Ten miles out of Port Sudan, a high wind drove Ghalib's craft with a splintering roar on to a submerged coral reef called Tarfaniya. Twenty-two pilgrims arid two sailors scrambled on to a 14-foot lattice tower made of railroad tracks, erected on the reef as a warning to shipping. Captain Ghalib, two of his sailors and ten of the Nigerians could not make it, and were swept away. The survivors saw the waters around the reef churn and turn red as sharks pulled them down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SUDAN: Pilgrims Ordeal | 4/13/1953 | See Source »

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