A fact from SS Iberia (1954) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 January 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that besides mechanical failures, fuel leaks and collisions, the passengerlinerSS Iberia also suffered multiple fires and blackouts, and twice grounded in the Suez Canal, before she was finally decommissioned in 1972?
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It would seem that she grounded three times in the Suez Canal. The first was on her maiden voyage in October 1954, the second in February 1959 and the third in August 1962. As a child, I was a passenger on the maiden voyage and was having breakfast in the 1st Class Dining Room when she grounded. John of Groats 18:44, 25 April 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by JLDBooth (talk • contribs)
During the eventful voyage in 1968 from Sydney to Southampton (or one of them), around May 1968 while berthed at Singapore I fell 72 feet (22 metres) down the inside of one of the holds. I was a child of 9 at the time, the barriers around the wide open hold had been left lying on the ground. I remember the feeling of going down an elevator fast watching the far side of the hold wall. Luckily I landed on some very hard but soft enough "raw rubber" and only suffered a broken collar bone and some sore legs. After a short stay in a Singapore hospital we caught up with the ship in "Ceylon" - P&O settled later with my father.82.69.48.215 (talk) 18:16, 9 September 2018 (UTC) wiki renamed my account so now anon.Djp~enwiki (talk) 18:21, 9 September 2018 (UTC)Reply
