GHOST SHIP
DID IT SAVE LIVES?
London, Nov. 4. The “ghost-ship,” a superstition prevalent among Irish fishermen, undoubtedly saved manv lives on Innisbofin Island in the hurricane which wrought devastation among the fishing fleets of the west coast of Ireland.
The crew of one vessel related that a phantom ship followed them all the night and did not answer anv call. Accordingly they concluded it was a. “ghost-ship' 1 sent to warn them of disaster
They hastily returned to Innisbofin and beached their ship just before the gale overwhelmed the other ves. seis.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 16 November 1927, Page 6
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93GHOST SHIP Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 16 November 1927, Page 6
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