SENSATIONAL STORY OF CREW'S PANIC
(Eeceived 16, 10;50 a,m.) NOEFOLK (Virginia), Nov. 15. Borton Blaaskas, third engineer of the Chandris, told a ^ensational story of the crew's panic befote the disaster. He said that the vessel was leaking badly owing to three days' batterilig hy mountainous seas. The crew demanded that the captain should send an S.O.S. hours before the first signal was Sent. The captain ordered them to return to the pumps, evidently believing that the vessel could ride out the storm, Finally the pumps were swamped. "I went to the radio room and demanded that an S.O.S. should he sent," he added. "The operator refused without the captain 's orders. I drew ft knife and compelled him to obey." Other seamen stated that a berserk member of the crew attacked the captain and bit his face.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 45, 16 November 1937, Page 5
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