NEARLY TRAPPED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 119, 18 April 1940, Page 7

NEARLY TRAPPED.

BRITISH SHIP AT NARVIK. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 16. The narrow escape of the British vessel Nyanza (4974 tons) from being trapped at Narvik after the Germans had taken possession of the port wms revealed when the Nyanza reached a north-east coast port to-day. The Nyanza dropped anchor in Narvik Harbour a few hours after the port foil into German hands, but the crew were unaware of the fact till they received a message from another British vessel, the North Devon (3658 tons), which passed them, making for the open sea at full speed. The Nyanza immediately followed at full speed herself while German aeroplanes circled overhead, but dropped no bombs. The crew of the Aberdeen trawler Delila, which returned to Aberdeen today, have told bow a week ago when at sea they saw the German trawler Friesland approaching. Not aware as to whether the German vessel was armed or not, the crew of the Delila manned their machine-gun, went up to the Friesland and ordered her to proceed to a British liort with them. The next minute, however, they saw the White Ensign being run up with the Swastika flag below. Their own effort had been anticipated, for the Friesland had already been captured and was being taken to a British port by a prize crew.