LOSS OF M 2
UNUSUAL FEATUEES
CAUSE STILL A MYSTERY
(Eeeeived 3rd February, 2.30 p.m.)
LONDON, 2nd February. In the House of Commons, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, after detailing the circumstances of the loss of submarine M 2, said that the complete absence of floating i wreckage, oil, or air bubbles was an unusual feature. When the last obstruction was located the cap of: the coxswain of the M 2 was found floating in the sea, while under the sea was found a canvas bag containing the submarine's hand flags and a petty officer's collar. A full inquiry would be heid at' the earliest moment, but until the Jf2 was found and examined the cause vt the disaster would remain a mystery.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1932, Page 9
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127LOSS OF M2 Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 28, 3 February 1932, Page 9
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