Coast Guard headquarters here today reported that an explosion yesterday set fire to the Israel ship Meir Dizengoff, 160 miles north of Bermuda. The vessel was apparently not in great danger and injured seamen did not seem seriously hurt, the Coast Guard report said. The ship is expected to reach Bermuda today.
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