r eleased-under- the John F. Kennedy: Assassination Records: Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes . / DATE mdi- -14- 2017 . : : Z . “ ms, . ae Address reply” to: a , en P.O. Box vee Dt “HOBILE, ALABAMA 36601 _ FROM: ENS. L. J. GALLO, 43519, 1 : BS "TO: COMMANDER, EIGHTH CG DISTRICT (OLE) © ee ot alee “| . . -. WIA: COMMANDING OFFICER, GROUP MOBILE . . : ‘SUBJ: SUSPECTED BOMBING OF N/V GRANWJOOD. - 2, Gi 12 MAY 1968 the MV GRANWOOD arrived at Mobile, On 13 MAY, an ae  anvestigating team consisting of ENS L, J. Gallo 43519 and @ii20G Connan one 359 315 boarded the subject vessel and questioned the master, the first ve, mate and the 2cd engineer, The following is a summary of the statements. | given by each man, Oo oo | ale - a . A. Captain (Master); Capt. T. N. Beaton .°.. Capt. Beaton informed us t hat M/V GRANWOOD arrived in Miami on ee 2 NAY and moored at the new docks directly across and south of the ; ee MacArthur Causeway. He added that mooring was in close pr oxinity oo to the Greek magnate Onassis! yacht "Christina", In addition, he , os - a ” “ mos , reported that he knew of no unusual occurences while moored in to. MSamé from 1,000 2 MAY until 18309 3 MAY when the vessel got underway enroute to Mobile. At approximately 07309 4, MAY an explosion beneathzthe starboard a | engine room. rocked the ship which began taking on water rapidly. 4 Serene Tae a aaa kt Dt a rake earn : The vessel at this time was about 15 miles west of Sand Key off Key West at coordinates 2,°22'N and 62°08, A Coast Guard small boat from Key West was on scene shortly after with 2 small pumps, The tug Cable was on scene about 17000 and canmenced Cewatering . . — ‘ ; _ and patching operations on starboard hull. Hole measured : 7 : ne oS Ae rt, + igh by 20 in, across with the edges: turned. inward, | taineceranin ina nenraanntaetnt ec inpatin pops eee Sul alee wa Docld: 32295237 Page 3
' Released, under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992? (dd UsC 2107. Hote Be}. _ DATES, ail- 14- 2017 ‘ . . 3 ; : . oy Fe - .B, 24 mgineor Dovey- MV GRANWOOD | _ Dovey stated that the fresh water tanks are located beneath the - _— ‘ starboard engine room.. Between frames 31 and 32 from aft and on . a ‘outboard side of water tank is located the starboard sea chest, : Dovey was in the engine room with 2 others when the explosion : ocurred, The first thing noticed was a flash at the suction pump - ; | . 7 - as electrical connections were severed; suction pump is located om ; , . - | in engine ‘room directly above and connected to the sea chest Se - below, Machinery then began breaking up in the area of the . suction pump and surrounding null began to buckle and fracture oo 7 - : “an several places. Water then began entering the engine’ room ; ° can - from water bank vie broken pipes and splits in the water tank . ao . top. They quickly evacuated and it was not until 4 hrs. later | | (11308) that the engine room was canpletely filled with water. — : - a oo Dovey also stated that the water tanks were filled to capacitiy | and had been’ since” departure from England. No one had been in 7 : the water tanks since they were filled in England. “When questioned about any wmusual activities while moored in Miami, Dovey replied that the boilerman of the N/V GRANWOOD had engine room, Nothing else of consequence was noted. C. Chief Mate Blagg _- When questioened about the deck watch while moored in Miami on | | - ’ th on Salas Ping oe a 7 _ the night of 2 MAY, he replied that the man ‘on watch noticed cj ee nothing unusual“around the ship. . we ; ; ' | | | i invited the gnd engineer of the "Christina", to Look over (GRAKEOOD) Dot. “D Diver of ‘Pug Cable - - Music - Docld: 32295237 Page 4
3 . —— Page ho (y) represents the plate which was. curled back by the explosive 7 force. (z) represents forward bulkhead of the sea chest, Note _ how this bulkhead has been twisted apart by the blast, | (4) Shows plate curled up at the rim of the sea. chest aperature. | Picture is inboard view of outboard side of the sea chest. (5) Picture shows member of investigating tean descending thru hatch — - _into forward half of water tank 2 frames forward of the sea chest, (6) Picture taken looking aft - in engine Toot. Note how frame is buck - led at (x). Hatch Leading to water tank is in the Lower left | hand corner of the picture, ~ ; (7) Picture is taken looking outboard toward hull. - (x) marks the : entrance to the water tank, | | ¢8)-(12) Pictures show starboard side of A GRANWOOD from aspects beginning a aft and proceeding forward, Hole in hull occurred between 7 FRAMES 3 2s and 1225 FROM AFT just under water tank top. | Ca 7 -. Enel: (1) Drawings: of damaged area, . — . (2) Set of 12 Polaroid color photographs. / (3) Set of 8 black and white press , Photographs. f. | ETRSE...._. ENDORSEMENT G0 _ CG GROUP’ MOBILE, ALA.. DAT ans ee ] 1. FORTARDED = : erecta j D. EB. CHARTER, cS 7 " Released under. _the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records, Coilection. Act of 1997 (44 USe 27107 DATE: “M1- ia- 2017 Docld: 32295237 Page 5 Werer~
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