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The Two-Kilo Bomb That Sank the SS Patria-Who Paid?
The Two-Kilo Bomb That Sank the SS Patria-Who Paid?
Fear that a small action could spiral into mass death: an 11,885-ton liner sank in 16 minutes after a two-kilogram explosive intended to immobilize her instead flooded the ship, killing over 200 people - so who authorized a device that would later be called a “rescue bomb”?
In this episode, we lay out the sequence of events aboard the Patria and the decisions that led to catastrophe, from the intercepted ships to the two explosive attempts, and ask whether the operation that aimed to save lives was fatally miscalculated.
Person: Munya Mardor…
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