Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: IVEY, FRANK M.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 7/3/68
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-11-2017

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD_NUMBER: 124-10209-10459

RECORD SERIES: HO

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 45-10815-8

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

IVEY. FRANK M.

TO:

DIRECTOR. FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 07/03/1968

PAGES: 49

SUBJECT: MIKAGESAN MARU, FREIGHTER, EXPLOSION

DOCUMENT_TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER. TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

STATUS

12/17/1997

Redact

UPDATE DATE:

RESTRICTIONS:

Consultation

COMMENTS:

REFERRED TO USCG

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Recogas Collection Act of 1992 11+ 45C-2107 Hote).

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date_

6/19/68

Lieutenant Junior Grade W. Go MILLER, United

States Coast Guard Base, Galveston, Texas, furnished the

following information:

The Japanese vessel "MIKAGESAN MARU" arrived at

Galveston, Texas at 9:00 p.m.

on May 31, 1968 and docked

at Pier 40, having arrived in Galveston from Miami, Florida

and reportedly left Miami sometime around 6:00 p.m. on

May 29, 1968%

He stated while the vessel was docked at Pier

the vessel at 3a polo do occurr 1960. et the the s

the explosion the ship was in the process of loading

cotton and the cotton was being loaded in holes one,

two

and three which are located in the forward section of the

ship.

He stated that 3:15 p.m. on June 1, 1968 a loud

noise occurred at the aft part of the ship and the Chief

Mate of the vessel claimed he observed white and grayish

smoke at the rear part of the vessel after the explosion

occurred.

MILER stated on June 3, 1968 he observed the

vessel at Pier 40 ana noted

one of the steel plates of

the hull of the vessel located at the stock and shaft of the

rudder had been blown inward and a small portion of the plate

had been blown downward. He stated the damaged plate is

about 3a to 4 feet in length and about l feet wide.

stated no one was injured and no fire occurred and no damage

to the pier or other parts of the vessel.

fle stated the

explosion occurred in the rudder area approximately 6 to 8

feet above the water in the channel.

He stated the only cargo

near the damaged plate was water tanks which contained water

used by the ship personnel.

He advised the only damage resulting from the

explosion was to the steering mechanism but the vessel with

the assistance of two tugs left Galveston on June 2, 1968 and

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Galveston, Texas

SÁ CARLOS I. KIRBY, JR. :16

_File #

HO 45-731

6/10/68

by.

_Date dictated

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DATE: 11-14-2017

HO 45-731

went to Houston, Texas.

MiLLaR stated when he examined the

no explosive material but noted a

the section where the explosion occurred.

He advised that he hasno idea as to what caused

the explosion.

ged-leiza

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