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18 Aug 1942, Ella Buuck's wartime diary

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Tue, 18 Aug 1942

We had real excitement today for at 5:00 the ship made a sudden turn and soon we discovered an object in the water which looked like a raft, so we pulled alongside to see. About 6:00 we passed a burning ship, the ruins of which certainly gave one the shivers.