LOST RUSSIAN SHIP
OVER EIGHTY DEAD
DISASTER OFF JAPAN
(Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Dec. 14, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 13.
The Tokio correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain states that 87 persons are known to be dead and 200 to 500 are missing as a result of the sinking of the Russian steamer Indigirka off Hokaido. The cause is unknown.
The Karafuto Maru rescued 390 o the passengers and crew.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20120, 14 December 1939, Page 3
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