WAR THRILLS
HAZARDS OF ATLANTIC
QUEEN MARY'S LAST VOYAGE
Leaving Cherbourg only one day before the declaration of Avar, Mr and Mrs Pearson, who returned to Whakatane this week after a tour of the world, had the thrill of crossing the Atlantic with the ever-at-tendant danger of submarine attack. They left Cherbourg at the same time as the ill-fated Athcnia sailed from Liverpool and during the crossing black-out precautions were observed. The night before docking at New York,, the port and starboard lights of a strange ship were seen to be bearing on the giant liner's beam. Risking nothing, the commander of the Queen Mary showed the stern to the mystery vessel and increased speed. The lights were not
sighted again
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 83, 3 November 1939, Page 5
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121WAR THRILLS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 83, 3 November 1939, Page 5
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