THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, January 11, 1996 TAG: 9601110364
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: SINGAPORE LENGTH: Short : 23 lines
An ocean research vessel made famous by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau sank in a Singapore shipyard, but it was not clear Wednesday if anyone was hurt when it went down.
The Business Times newspaper on Thursday published a picture, taken Wednesday, of the Calypso lying underwater on its left side with the mast head jutting out.
The Calypso, a 66-foot converted British minesweeper used by Cousteau since 1950, arrived in Singapore after a research and filming mission in China and Vietnam, the Times said.
by CNB