British Ship Sank Without Warning
CHRISTMAS DAY OUTRAGE OFF ENGLISH COAST 14 MEN DROWNED LONDON, Dec. 26. A U-boat sank the steamer Stanliolme without warning on Christmas morning. Three hours after the ship had left a west coast port, a deckhand saw the submarine, but too late to raise an effective alarm. Two terrific explosions occurred, and the ship began to sink. Some members of the crew jumped overboard, but 11, including tho chief engineer’s wife, clambered into a boat and were picked up by a Norwegian steamer. Fourteen men are missing, and were presumably drowned. The ship sank in four minutes. The chief -engineer’s wife who was among tho survivors said she saw her husband drown while attempting to ensure her safety. A few minutes before the explosion both were drinking a Christmas toast with the captain, who was saved.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 306, 28 December 1939, Page 7
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