PURSUED BY SHARK.
NAVAL MAN’S EXPERIENCE. SYDNEY, Aug. 9. During naval manoeuvres in Jervis Bay, while attempting to recover a torpedo, fourteen men from the destroyer Waterhen were flung into the water. One, who was unable to swim, clung to a lifebelt and was pursued by a shark. His mate, swimming nearby, detached a calcium flrjre from the belt and it immediately ignited. The flare was constantly jabbed in the direction of the shark until a launch rescued the whole party.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 214, 10 August 1937, Page 7
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81PURSUED BY SHARK. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 214, 10 August 1937, Page 7
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