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Wednesday, March 20, 1957 @ 1000
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		MONTE URQUIOLA (1949-1975 Passenger / cargo ship of Aznar Line, Bilbao, Spain) Own Page

Aznar Line's MONTE URQUIOLA struck Tower Bridge, London, when arriving from Canary Islands
Ship's locationRiver Thames at Tower Bridge, LondonPort of RegistryBilbao (Spain)
Arrived fromCanary IslandsGross Tonnage7,723
Cargo carried on arrivalPassengers and fresh fruit

 

   The 7,723 gross ton Spanish passenger and cargo ship MONTE URQUIOLA struck Tower Bridge, London, as she was passing through the bridge on her way upriver to the Upper Pool to berth at New Fresh Wharf.

   The ship, owned by the Aznar Line of Bilbao, was arriving with passengers and a cargo of fresh fruit from the Canary Islands and  sustained only slight damage to her port side