ATTACK BY PIRATES.
MKi.BonRNK, March 29
The steamer Kilburn, which has arrived from Grey’s Harbour, was the central figure of an exciting incident in the Red Sea on her previous voyage from the United Kingdom to Japan. She struck a reef in the Red Sea, near Farsavv Islands, whereupon 60 boats, with about 800 Bedouin pirates, surrounded her and opened fire, which the crew returned. When the steamers ammunition was exhausted, the crew escaped in an Arab dhow, which stood by, and eventually brought assistance. Meanwhile the pirates stripped the vessel and got safely away. The Kilburn was eventually towed to Perim and was repaired.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 820, 31 March 1910, Page 3
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105ATTACK BY PIRATES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 820, 31 March 1910, Page 3
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