80-MILE GALE
(British Official Wireless.)
Severe Storm on. English . Coast SHIP SINKS IN MERSEY
BUGBY, Oct. 26. There was severe weather all round the coasts of Britain during the weekend. The gale was particularly heavy in the English Channel, where at times the wind Teached a velocity of 80 miles an hour, Small ships were driven to shelter. Huge waves Tolled over promenade and coast roads, bringing traffio to a- standstill and flooding streets and houses in some coastal toWns. The ship Clan Mackenzie, which was holed in a collision during the; storm with ihe linpr Manchester Regiment in the Mersey, lies on a sandbank neaT the" bar with only her masts and funnel visible at high tide. She is likely to become a total loss in spite of tbe eff orts of tugs and salvage vessels to save her. • • -
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 28, 27 October 1937, Page 9
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14080-MILE GALE Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 28, 27 October 1937, Page 9
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