PIRATES SEIZE STEAMER
OFFICERS WOUNDED VESSEL RANSACKED By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright HONG-KONG, Thursday. The steamer Soiviken has sent out a wireless call tor assistance. The message says the vessel was boarded by pirates from Bias Bay. The captain and the first officer were serionsly -wounded. The vessel was ransacked and seven passengers were taken prisoners and held for ransom. Naval aid has been despatched from Hong-Kong.—Sun. The Soiviken is a Norwegian steamer of 2,398 tons. Bergen is her home port. She had been known as the Toula, Aleut, St. Lucia, Aleut (a second time), and finally Soiviken. She belongs to Wallem and Co., of Brgen..
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 103, 22 July 1927, Page 13
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105PIRATES SEIZE STEAMER Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 103, 22 July 1927, Page 13
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