COLLIER CAPSIZES OFF N.S.W.
.—Press Assn
Crew Saved by Sbcond Vessel SIX-MILES TOW
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(Received 18, 12.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 18. A small wooderf collier, the Hall Caine (213 tons) capsized and sank yesterday evening otf Broken Bay while being tqwed by the steamer ldant. All the members of the crew were saved. The ldant saw the Hall Caine flying distress sigjnals and took her in tow after transferrlng members of the crew of the Hall Caine, leaving three on board. The Hall Caine was in a sinking conditiqn, but the two captains hoped that they would be able to mqkq Broken Bay. After travelling six miles in one and a-half hours, however, it became obvidus that the Hall Caine was in a hopeiess condition. The three who remained aboard, Captain Turner, the engineer and a sailor, took a lifeboat and were picked up by the ldant just before the Hall Caine turned completely over and sank about five miles from Broken Bay, The collier had sprung a leak three hours previously, and, degpite the pumps, the water had gradually gained until the engirfe-room was flooded
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 53, 18 March 1937, Page 5
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