European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2b the stars and stripes sunday april 24,1988 29 aboard burning Tanker feared dead St. John s. Newfoundland a a greek furl Tanker carrying 29 people broke apart after catching fire in the North Atlantic and search unit reported no sign of survivors Friday. Coast guard it. Cmdr. Kent Fisher said in new York that a merchant vessel recovered the body of one Seaman who had a polish passport and was carrying the ship s registry papers. The victim was identified Only As a 41-year-old Man. Fisher said there had been 24 Crew members and five women the wives of crewmen aboard he 500-fool Tanker athenian venture. The greek owned ship bad an All pol ish Crew according o he coast guard spokesman. The vessel apparently exploded and came apart he said. Trie Bow Section about one sixth of he ship s length san Friday afternoon and the Stem was still burning Friday night. Fisher said Long Range aircraft would continue searching the area where the body was found for survivor. The Tanker which had not radioed any distress signals was spotted just after Midnight by the Canadian research ship Hudson 370 Miles Southeast of Cape race Newfoundland. The Hudson initially reported one of the Tanker s lifeboats had been launched and a Canadian coast guard spokesman said three life rafts and a Lifeboat were milling from the Tanker leading to Hope there might be survivor. Bui Fisher Aid later there were no indication anyone had lived. We can t Lake a great Deal of Stock in the meaning of thai Fisher said of the Early report from the Hudson. Further inspection from the Hudson indicates the Lifeboat May have burned in its Cra dle. The loading gear was  the Tanker owned by Patron Marine of Athens was headed for new York from Amsterdam with a Load of gasoline. Fisher said. On Friday afternoon the Stem of he 18,000-Lon Tanker was still Blair in rain squalls and wind exceeding 53 Miles per hour. Fisher said there was no indication of the cause of fire. He said the vessel was Only identified by the coast guard through contacts with companies known to have Lanken in the area. Cap. Loran Strum of the Hudson said the Tanker was burning fiercely and had already broken in two by the time Hii ship approached. We could see fire through the House windows so she s All burned out in the Bridge sector Strum said in snip to Shore radio interview. I think i could quite safely say it would be impassible for anyone to be alive aboard. We dial get in under the Bow Tottka look. The paint is so blistered that Mere ii no name there is not even a vestige of a name  Strum a 37-year Vienn of the sea said a column of smoke from the Linker could be seen for 10 Miles. Participating in the search were two Canadian aircraft from Greenwood Nova Scotia a coast guard c-130 her Cules from North Carolina the Hudson the Canadian fisheries patrol boat Cape Roger and an italian Regist fed ship. In Ottawa Trade minister John cams Bie told the House of commons in Oil Slick was spotted but it posed no threat to Canadian fishing grounds because cur rents would carry the Oil the Northeast and farther out to sea. Navy destroys mines found near Oil platform Manama Bahrain a . Navy mint sweepers detonated mines Friday thai were found earlier in the week near an offshore iranian Oil plat form in the persian Gulf the Pentagon and shipping executives reported. In another development officials in Washington said the Reagan administration has decided fi\.s3crcd to both moslem and jews. _ _ reported wounded in re Caia strip during Street Battles Between soldiers and arabs protesting the assassination of Khali i Waimir inc Plo military commander. Mexican Bank robbers remain on the Loose mochas. Mexico a gunmen huge police manhunt Early Friday after sheing this resort town with three hos tages foam Wing a botched robbery and 24-hour siege in we Sadi live people were us red and 41 held Caplin All hostage Swerc later in the gunmen id Halapup inside the local offices of the Ninaj Piank of Mexico after the foiled  they freed thai Hosl Igei thursday and were  Fleck an armoured car with three red cj4ss workers police Sid the robber released the red Cross yorkers 15 minute later when they abandoned the armoured car at a Gas nation and left in a stolen pickup truck and station Wagon. Lional Hazard and commercial vessels were warned to stay away. Sassan is one of two iranian platforms the Navy destroyed monday in retaliation for a mine explosion that damaged the frigate Samuel b. Roberts and wounded 10 sailors. The Navy and other nations mine sweepers have worked All week to Clear a mine Field about 70 Miles Northeast of where the mines were detonated Friday. That held is in a main shipping Channel for re flagged kuwaiti tankers escorted by . Warships. Escort operations which began last july have been suspended until the mines arc cleared. Al least three of the 1 kuwaiti tankers Given american flags and registration were anchored out Side the Gulf Friday. Under the new . Policy. Navy ships no longer would be instructed to stay away when Iran attacks merchant ships sailing under other flags. If a Navy warship observed an iranian raid and was close enough to intervene it would have the authority o do Ouid the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity it s a random target of App Plumly approach de signed 10 throw the iranians off guard one said a Capitol Hill official briefed on the matter Fri Day said this will give a lol of authority to local commanders and a lol of leeway to do As they  another official said our purpose i not to get into a War with Iran. Our purpose is to secure Safe passage for Neutral shipping moving Back and Fonh Between Neutral  they said the policy change does not extend . Military Protection to convoys of foreign Flag ships. Only ships flying the american Dag will be entitled to door to door Protection in convoys one official said. Meese from Page 1 tend to tha Fory got up and Meese came in after dums and wdfwm�j4the source. The Washington Post  As Purce who also requested anonymity As saying merited that he would not Mac any decision As Mccase s future until Independent counsel to Mckay finishes his report on the Atton since last May ii. Meuse has fans Rafiet subject of a criminal investigation by Mojta Rio has been examining a Csc s assistance  plagued wed tech corp. And a proposed j1 Hixon iraqi Oil pipeline project at the Behest of Long jul Frindt e. Robert Wallach. Also  Melesc s meetings with regional Bell Tele phone cry Many executives at a time when he owned 114,000 in baby Bell Slock and Wallace s role in securing a  for Mccase s wife. A Justice department source close to Melesc speak ing on condition of anonymity said that the meeting Between Reagan and Mcnese lasted longer than the on involving bums and Weld and thai the president had expressed full support fur the . In the meeting Wilb sitar Junt Fum told the presi Dent that " ilor is under indictment in the Jamaai had taken advantage of i relation nth the attorney general to promote his own Ign Lerescu said the administration source in rent to Sefc Aid several administration sources web has told  associates that he feels a number of felony Hia could be lodged against meet based on the i ii1iff�li.iiiiiii to  would include conspiracy  the acceptance of illegal gratuities a violation on ethics in government act provisions spelling out conflicts of interest and a violation of the foreign corrupt practices act barring bribes to foreign officials the sources said. Stir from Page 1 were Maaieh frankly thai nobody at the base would talk to i. W?9"flrrcd logo Over and show them. We be told them Whatt Titre. Our opinion is thai it is Luwig Smith said it ii Jusi a group of Supply do current a Lee Insixi none of the information was classified anybody Othef than the Navy. Smith said he did not know  Goff Xiuhe Shore nor Helensburgh a in Unen about 10 mil.-, from the base on the  he Laid the bag May have fallen off one of the by barges he base uses. He said he did not Kowji Jere the Barge Lake the trash. Asked if Anyox buld figure out submarine patrol times from Lizio currents Smith said i Don t see How they pm Fader that. The documents have nothing to do  limes and coming and goings of submarines.1 a Petty officer contacted on the Simon Lake Friday said an announcement Over the ship s Public address system slated that the document found were not classified and just lists of  the announce ment told the Crew not to comment on the Mailer i they were contacted by Hae i Media. The Man who Lojiw finc papers to the scotsman Licke Slait said he did so because he Vid Cameron a favor. Bicic Stait a Ipaige for nuclear disarmament coordinator said Cameron told him the papers could Well have been the Story of the   the documents from a Friend of the woman who found them. A senior spokesman at the . Navy s headquarter London said the scotsman article was creating unwanted turmoil in the British news Media. To Eljin t anything of any consequence in that garbage Bajil Jayci cmdr. Art Humphries the com mands  officer. What is even More interesting though is Luthe British Media have treated this thing la is fascinating to me thai a piece of unclassified trash can turn into such High theater. It s gotten to the Point of being