HC Deb 24 July 1972 vol 841 c208W
Mr. Whitehead

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he now has regarding the mining of the British freighter "London Statesman" off Nha Trang, Vietnam, on 9th July, 1972; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Noble

Further inquiries indicate that the explosions in this vessel were caused by devices externally applied to the hull of the ship, not by floating mines.