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A fact from Hercules (1970 ship) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 July 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the neutral oil tanker Hercules carried an unexploded bomb into a Brazilian port after being attacked by Argentine aircraft during the Falklands War?
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... that on 20 July 1982, the neutral oil tanker Hercules was scuttled after being struck by an Argentine bomb during the Falklands War?
Source: "June 8 .... that afternoon Hercules was attacked without warning in three different strikes by Argentine aircraft using bombs and air-to-surface missiles" from: Sohn, Louis B.; Noyes, John (25 October 2021). Cases and Materials on the Law of the Sea. BRILL. p. 82. ISBN978-90-04-48042-1. and "20 July: The VLCC Hercules has her seacocks opened ... it had been decided that the unexploded bomb aboard was too dangerous to defuse and thus sinking was the only alternative" from:Ambrose, A. J. (1983). Jane's Merchant Shipping Review. Jane's Publishing Company. p. 17. ISBN978-0-7106-0261-9.
ALT1: ... that the neutral Liberian oil tanker Hercules was attacked three times by Argentine aircraft during the Falklands War and eventually scuttled? Source: As above
ALT2: ... that the neutral oil tanker Hercules carried an unexploded bomb into a Brazilian port after being attacked by Argentine aircraft during the Falklands War? Source: As above
Approving all hooks on good faith. Article is long enough and was created same day as DYK nom. Article is presentable, well-sourced, and free from copyvio. Hooks are interesting and sourced; the exact pages are unavailable online. QPQ done. Thank you for your nomination Dumelow! Kimikel (talk) 22:00, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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