LINER STOPS FOR DOG.
The humanity of Captain A. W. Turton, commander of the 6000-ton Clan liner Clan Macnab, in turning his ship round in mid-ocean to save the life of a foxhound which had fallen overboard, has been reported to the London Daily Mail by a friend of the captain.
The liner was carrying a number of valuable foxhounds from Liverpool to Bombay. When the vessel was crossing the Bay of Biscay one hound was exercised as usual round the deck, and then tied up on the after-deck. About 8 a.m. she was missed. A search was made, but the hound could not be found, and it was concluded that she must have slipped her collar and been lost overboard.
When the loss was reported to the captain half an hour later he turned his ship round and steamed back the estimated distance travelled since the mishap, plus an extra mile.
The hound was not sighted, and the vessel resumed her course. The hound was then sighted a short distance away right ahead. A boat was lowered, and she was hauled aboard, exhausted. She recovered after a few hours’ attention, however.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VIII, Issue 346, 10 July 1930, Page 1
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