STORM DAMAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1928, Page 5

STORM DAMAGE

PORTS CROWDED WITH VESSELS

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, November ‘2O

Dunkirk, Boulogne, Cliciibntirg, and other Continental ports arc crowded with vessels, which have run iu for shelter.

Conditions in the Channel and North Sea are vividly indicated by a Cherbourg message, which states the “ air is full of S.O.S. calls.” Fifty vessels of all nationalities arc sheltering in tin 1 roadsteads of Deal alone. ’Micro has not been such congestion for many years. Some vessels wireless that they arc short of provisions. The air services from the Continent are cancelled, but the mid-day service London to Paris was flown in duplicate, owing to Hie number of passengers anxious to avoid a rough sen crossing. The journey was accomplished in !).j minutes.

POMM CRN’S CREW RESCUED

LONDON. November 20

The steamers I.ancastria and Osterl.v rescued the Pommem's cadets, with aid of the Limerick and Chepstow Castil, which stood by. The Lnncaslriii launched a lifeboat, but this was smashed up, the crew having a most narrow escape. The rescue of all the Poniment’s crew was finally effected by pouring oil on the mountainous sons. ’I lie wind was sometimes So or 1)0 miles an hour. The destruction of Cranlington Aerodrome lias involved the loss of the Newcastle Aero Club’s entire fleet of Molh pianos. Tin* run I ol the. hangar fell in, Ibe planes being crushed against Hie sides of file hangar during I be Morin. .fuel for eighty hours flying.

TWO VESSELS FOUNDER

31 PERSONS DROWNED,

(.Received this dav at noon.)

LONDON, Nov. 20

The weather in the North Sea is still most, severe. Numerous casualties' are reported including a number ol men being washed off ships. Tlit Captain of the Swedish steamer Garni, when the storm was raging and a, lifeboat arrived, refused the crow permission to leave the vessel. Suddenly the Gann foundered at the mouth of the Zuider Zee. One man leaped into the water and was rescued by a lifeboat, but sixteen wore drowned.

The French transport. Ccsaree. sank during the storm off the .Moroccan coast. Eighteen of the crew were drowned and four saved by vessels which answered a wireless S.O.S.

FURTHER DISASTERS

SHIPS AND CREWS LOST.

LONDON. November 20

A Paris correspondent reports the British steamer Neath Abbey off the Belgian coast wirelessed her position as dangerous and wants immediate help. A French liner Admiral Polity wirelessed she was drifting with a flooded furnace eastward of Brest. A tug was d ispa tel led. 'l'he trawler l.aeouhrc saved fifteen of the crew of the Italian'cargo steamer Barbara which foundered oil Lnroclielle.

There were no sailings all day Iron: Calais, Boulogne or Dieppe. Fifteen vessels are sheltering in Bordeaux roadstead. Many vessels have taken refuge at Toulon.

Telegraphs are disorganised throughout France. Many trains were brought to a standstill by fallen trees.

A Hague correspondent reports the gales continue to rage on the Dutch coast.

The Italian steamer Salcido si ruckshallows at Randvouk at night and sank'. Daylight revealed only the master’s bridge, whereon the crew were mustered. A violent squall passed, blotting out everything and when if cleared there was no sign of the slop or crew. Military aeroplanes circled I.| M > spot, hut were forced to hurriedly return. Ymuidcn lifeboat strove to reach the scene hut capsized. Some su-am ashore and others drifted ashore clinging to I lie boat. A " seventy -year-old lifeboat man was drowned. Signals of distress were received Iron, other parts of the coast, includjn ,r the German steamer Rudclsheim. A lifeboat was launched and assisted Ih<> vessel to reach Ymuidcn. A damaged Dutch tug is still missing with a crew of sixteen.