Keywords: monochrome 330-PS-6135-1: MSTS LST 287 saves Danish ship Else Basse, August 25, 1953. What was once the superstructure of the Danish freighter Else Basse is nothing but charred remains after fire raged on board the stricken ship for almost 12 hours. Crewmen from USNS LST 287, operating for the Atlantic Area of the Military Sea Transportation Service, after arriving alongside, brought the fire under control in four hours, saving a two-million dollar cargo of cryolite. (4/21/2015). 330-PS-6135-1: MSTS LST 287 saves Danish ship Else Basse, August 25, 1953. What was once the superstructure of the Danish freighter Else Basse is nothing but charred remains after fire raged on board the stricken ship for almost 12 hours. Crewmen from USNS LST 287, operating for the Atlantic Area of the Military Sea Transportation Service, after arriving alongside, brought the fire under control in four hours, saving a two-million dollar cargo of cryolite. (4/21/2015). |