Imperial Hamilton
Imperial Hamilton was an oil tanker operated by Imperial Oil on the North American Great Lakes.[1]
On September 3, 1951, when Imperial Hamilton was moored at an Imperial Oil facility in Sarnia, Ontario, she suffered an explosion of gasoline fumes, that set the vessel afire, and injured five crew members.[1]
The tanker Imperial Windsor was moored nearby, and according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, only "fast action" by her crew enabled her to escape being set alight herself.[1] Rescued crew members were treated aboard the Imperial Windsor which had moored half a mile downstream.
References
- ^ a b c "Explosion Rocks Tanker, Injures Six". Sarnia, Ontario: Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 1961-09-05. p. 10. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1951
- 7 Jan: HTMS Pratae
- 28 Jan: Castledore
- 29 Jan: USS Independence
- 2 Feb: USS Partridge
- 18 Feb: Nairana
- 13 Apr: Arab Trader
- 16 Apr: HMS Affray
- 27 Apr: RFA Bedenham
- 10 May: Marrawah
- 10 Jun: Maharashmi
- 1 Jul: HTMS Sri Ayudhya
- 15 Aug: Wahine
- 1 Sep: HMS Bagshot, Pelican
- 3 Sep: Imperial Hamilton
- 14 Sep: Allenwood
- 3 Oct: Saltfleet
- 7 Oct: U-2513
- 29 Oct: Morania #130
- 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4
- 30 Oct: Transpet
- 6 Nov: São Paulo
- 12 Dec: Jean Marie
- 25 Dec: Lilica ex-Donald W. Bain
- 16 Jan: George Washington
- 23 Feb: Etivebank
- 14 May: USCGC Cherokee, USS Sunbird, USS Valcour
- 18 May: Nancy Moller
- 19 Jul: RFA Wave Laird
- 20 Aug: Dromus, Prince Rupert
- 22 Aug: USS Wisconsin
- 10 Sep: Scillonian
- 22 Oct: Gripfast
- 6 Nov: Birgitte Skou
- 28 Dec: Flying Enterprise
- Unknown date: HMS Grenville
