Old Wreck Located
VALUABLE CARGO ABOARD. United Press Association—-By Elec trio Telegraph.—Copyright. CANNES, January 25. Tiie salvage ship Artiglio has located the wreck of the British Steam Navigation Company's Mongara, which was torpedoed by a German submarine in the Straits of Messina on the way to London from Sydney on July 3rd, 1917. Her cargo, which was insured for £75,000, included 400 tons of copper, 300 tons of zinc, 200 tons of lead, and 1800 tons of steel. The wreck lies in a depth of 1000 feet at a spot where the currents make salvage very difficult.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 22, 27 January 1937, Page 4
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