ATLANTIC DERELICT
THE CREW RESCUED. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, Decembed 18. Rendered helpless by storms and leaking badly, the schooner “Ria,” from Newfoundland, drifted seventeen days in mid Atlantic. The captain and crew were forced to catch rain water to quench their thirst. They burned their clothing to attract the attention of passing ships. They were finally sighted at night by the steamer “Aztec.’’ They were then. rescued in heavy seas, and were landed at Honduras.
The “Aztec’s” commander, Captain Brice, on arrival at Southampton, said that a sack of onions was the only food that was left aboard the “Ria.” The crew were almost on their last legs.
Some of them had long flowing whiskers.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1931, Page 5
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118ATLANTIC DERELICT Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1931, Page 5
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