Assertion: carrier | /r/HasProperty | scuttled by american destroyer
Facets:
value: on the evening of 8 may
type: TEMPORAL
value: to prevent her capture
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Vapors from leaking aviation gasoline tanks sparked a series of explosions and fires that could not be controlled, and the carrier had to be scuttled by an American destroyer on the evening of 8 May to prevent her capture.