2-715-423 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The SS 'L'Atlantique' on fire, 1933, (1935). 'L'Atlantique' caught fire off the coast of France on the way to be refitted. The crew abandoned ship, and 'L'Atlantique' was considered a total loss. She was insured by Lloyd's of London for almost £1,000,000. There was a long debate between the owners and insurers, eventually resulting in the payment of US$6.8 million to Compagnie de Navigation Sud Atlantique for the loss. From "The Silver Jubilee Book - The Story of 25 Eventful Years in Pictures". [Odhams Press Ltd., London, 1935]