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Swedish Brothers Visit Port Arthur to Honor Great-Grandfather Killed in 1926 Tanker Explosion

Summary by Port Arthur News
Two brothers from Sweden traveled to Port Arthur on March 2 to honor their great-grandfather, a sailor who died 100 years ago when a gasoline tanker exploded in the city’s harbor, killing 25 crewmen in one of the worst maritime disasters in the region’s history. Mathias and Tomas Karlsson had long known that their great-grandfather, Swedish seafarer John Dahl, perished aboard the SS Gulf of Venezuela on April 11, 1926. Family lore also held that…
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Port Arthur News broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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