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    Can anyone find any information on a cargo ship hauling nitrates that exploded in 1920, Valparaíso, Chile?

    Question #102888. Asked by zbeckabee. (Feb 09 09 7:15 PM)


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    		The Potosi was a cargo ship that hauled nitrates, was docked in Valparaiso, Chile at one time, but exploded in 1925. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potosi_(ship)

    Feb 10 09, 4:51 PM

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