"The DEPENDENT, a freight boat plying between Belhaven and Hatteras, burned off Hatteras Inlet Sunday morning while the crew of three were rescued by the Hatteras Inlet Coast Guard. The blaze started with a fire in the engine room. The freighter was owned by Irvin Day and his son, Rion Day, of South Creek. Capt. Rion Day and two others were aboard when the ship caught fire and Mr. Day was painfully burned on the hand while fighting the flames. The boat had unloaded and was on its way back to Belhaven when the accident occurred. The ship, which was valued at $4,000, was a total loss and no insurance was carried."
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