Most unlikely that this pic was taken off Adelaide!

Reading the somewhat bizarre story contained in davidships link below, it has the makings of a full length drama/suspense motion picture. And of all places, little old saint john new brunswick mentioned in the sequence of events.

I initially jumped at that too.
But that wouldn't lead to apparent hold fire (if that is what it is).

@ davidships: Understand that in summer 1958 the master "collected all the wooden hatch covers of the ship and used them as a fuel for the boilers. The ship reached the port safely and unaided." as per Haifa National Maritime Museum. Thanks.
Regards Peter

Sold by Isthmian to M Dizengoff & Co (Shipping) Ltd (Heinz Graetz), Haifa
Later Graentz sold the company and its ships to Zim.

Strange events on her departure from US for Israel
http://www.hma.org.il/Museum/Templates/showpage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=1753&PID=4966

Fire onboard? Photo looks like if there where some fire in the area of hatches 3 and 4. Maybe smoke coming from the hatches and the side plates are damaged. Any idea what happened?

Gross Tonnage: 5,687, Net: 3,450
Dimensions: 424' 2" x 56' 2" x 26' 5"
Builder: Federal Shipbuilding Co., Kearny, NJ (USA)
Delivered: 1920
Engines: 2 Steam Turbines DR Geared to Single Screwed Shaft
Engine Builder: W. & A. Fletcher Co. Hoboken, NJ (USA)
Regards Peter