PERILS OF THE DEEP.
BARQUES ABANDONED AND
AGROUND.
Hobart, June 25.
A boat containing Captain Ifiudstol and six members of the crew of the Norwegian barque Orleans, bound from the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean, to Dunedin, with a cargo of guano, reached Macquarie Heads last night. It is reported that the barque foundered twelve days ago. Another boat, containing the : mate and six seamen, is missing. The captain states that the Orleans when 200 miles off the Taismanian coast opened out and commenced to leak badly. They were obliged to abandon her and the crew took to the boats, being well supplied with food and water. Thfe weather was exceptionally rough and they suffered great privations. Those who landed were in a very weak state. The boats kept together till Wednesday afternoon. A sharp' look-out is being kept for the one still missing, which is presumed to be off the coast.
A second disaster is reported from Adventure Bay. The barque Natal Queen, when finishing loading timber in heavy weather, grounded on the rocks, and -filled with water.
The crfw of nine landed safely, latest Sports state that the vessel is likt’y to become a total wreck. '.v
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 462, 26 June 1909, Page 3
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200PERILS OF THE DEEP. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 462, 26 June 1909, Page 3
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