On this day, 62 years ago, on December 23, 1963 (November 8, 1963 in the lunar calendar), a fire broke out on the Greek cruise ship "Laconia". Smoke still hangs over the burned upper part of the La Conya on December 23, 1963. After the first distress call was heard in Portugal and Morocco and a fire broke out on a Greek cruise ship, ships near Madeira Island rushed to the "La Conya". But dozens of people were surrounded by the fire, and the whereabouts of about 159 people were unknown; 877 people have been rescued by Belgian, Argentine and British ships, and a specially equipped U.S. aircraft played a role in the rescue effort. The Lakonia was on a two-week holiday voyage.