TUGGED THE TUG.
SAILING SHIP NEARLY SINKS HER TOW-BOAT. (By Teiegtaith.-I'rtiSß (Rec. August 8, 0.40 a.nij " • •" Sydney* August 3. The'tug Irresistible, 136 tons, llad a thfil* litlg expeflenco off Newcastle tvhilo towing the iron barqUe Antiope, 149G toile, A sudden gale arose, with tremendous sens, and tho Antiope, which was carrying considerable sail, raced away, . swung the tug round, and buried her under the sea almost to the funnel.
The Irresistible had her stern under, and was' on tho point of capsizing, when (ho mate, tvith a hatchet, severed the tow-line, The tug then righted, and reached Nowcastlo without tho Antiope.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 579, 6 August 1909, Page 5
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101TUGGED THE TUG. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 579, 6 August 1909, Page 5
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