ABOARD A YACHT
THE CAPTAIN .MISSING
the crew drunk
United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)
Received this day at 10 a.rn.) NEW YORK, April 4
A coastguard seaplane discovered the luxurious yacht. Nomad, wallowjhg in a sea eighteen miles off New Jersey coast and radioed a cutter \Vhicli proceeeded to the scene. An armed crew hoarded the Nomad and found four sailors allegedly stupelied with liquor, lying in a cabin about which were scattered forty liquol* bottles. The skipper. Captain John L. Schofield. tile famous Cape May sailing master was missing, and it is suspected that the crew mutinied and tossed the Captain oveihoaid. The sailors are lodged in the Cape May New Jersey coastguard 11-'g, while the agents inspect the yacht s log and endeavour to discover the whereabouts of the missing captain. further details. (Received this dav at 10.30. a.m.) NEW YORK, April 1. Coastguard officials reported they arc towing the Nomad to Philadelphia and that one sailor had revived sufficiently to explain that the ( aptam bad been washed overboard several nights ago, while the vessel was on route from Cape Charles. \ irgmia. to New York. Officials are holding the men lor further questioning, and have refused to discuss the matter further.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1929, Page 6
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