THE KILBURN WRECK.
BACK BROKEN: .THE OFFICERS STAND BY. ! By Teleffraph—Press Aesooiation-Copyrieht , ' Suva, May 2b. Tho steamer Amra has retunied iruiii tho wreck of tho steamor Kilburn (3271 tona), at Ethel Reefs, in the Yasawa Archipelago, north-west of Fiji. Tho Amra brought the captain and part of tho crew hero. Officers and engineers are standing by. . The ship struck at 5 p.m. on Friday. The rocks went through her bottom, and tho water rushed in foro and aft. The reef where she struck is nine miles from land, and shows no breakers. The ship is steady, though her back is broken. Tho captain is communicating with the owners, and will await instructions before taking any action.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 827, 27 May 1910, Page 7
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116THE KILBURN WRECK. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 827, 27 May 1910, Page 7
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