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An explosion on board a Maltese patrol boat that was disposing of illegal fireworks at sea off Gozo killed seven soldiers and policemen.
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1984 explosion of a naval patrol boat off the coast of Qala in Gozo, Malta
The C23 tragedy refers to an incident where the Swift-class patrol boat C23 of the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) was severely damaged in an explosion while dumping illegal fireworks off Qala in Gozo, Malta, on 7 September 1984. Seven people – five soldiers…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
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