SUNK BY MINES
MORE NEUTRALS LOST SHIP CARRYING GOLD (Reed. Dec. 23, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 22. A report from Amsterdam states that the Italian steamer Comitas, of 5245 tons, was mined in the North Sea and was towed to Flushing. Thirty of the crew, some of whom are wounded, reached the shore by boats. The Swedish steamer Vega, 1073 tons, carrying gold, was also mined and sunk. Six of the crew were wounded. All were rescued.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20128, 23 December 1939, Page 5
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77SUNK BY MINES Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20128, 23 December 1939, Page 5
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