A SCHOONER LOST

Hokitika Guardian, 21 March 1931, Page 5

A SCHOONER LOST

WHILE SEARCHING FOR VIKING MISSING. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright b). (Received 8.40 a..m) 81'. JOHNS, (Newfoundland), March 20. Tlie auxiliary sealing schooner, Sir Wil iam, sank fifteen miles north east of Horse Island to-day. The crew of t wenty-eiglit. reached the steamer Eagle salely. Ine vessel was apparently lost while searching lor Viking survivors. five miles away was the rescue ship Sagona with tli<? Viking survivors, prepared to leave lor St. Johns. Heavy gales prevail, and ships have searched every foot ol ice lor twentytwo miles beyond where the \ iking disaster occurred, without a trace of further victims. The captains advised against an aerial search. BOSTON, March 20. An aerial relief expedition headed bv Berm Balchen, took off this morning for St. Johns, New Brunswick, en route to Newfoundland, to search lor the Viking survivors. They are flying twin motored Sikorsky amphibian with Randy-EUslow ns relief pilot. Merino Cooper, the New York exepditioh organise! 1 , if? also aboard. Balcheti solUeAvlmt pessimistically termed the flight as (1 doubtful task. The Viking’s missing is now placed at twenty-eight and survivors one hundrdfd and twenty-seven.