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Chan Ching (or Chang Ching), were killed. Twenty-nine others were wounded. As of the day after the attack, eight
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87:Coordinates
81:, off Japan
1344:Categories
1167:Golden Rod
1157:Takao Maru
1046:HMAS
994:HMAS
953:HMAS
933:Shipwrecks
695:Banjarsari
364:References
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1295:Roosevelt
1263:USS
1244:stabbings
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1088:HMS
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323:Aftermath
319:stabbed.
316:cabin boy
237:UTC+09:00
221:Hong Kong
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32:stabbings
20:off Japan
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352:See also
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261:Yokohama
257:Honolulu
241:steerage
217:Filipino
100:145°31′E
71:Location
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270:34°31′N
175:Injured
157:Weapons
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975:Viking
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635:(1954)
300:murder
231:Attack
208:liner
191:Motive
167:Deaths
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