Strange Happening in Navy Exercises
OID WRECK FOULED DRIFTER ALMOST CAPSIZED By Cable.—rrcss Association. —Copyright Reed. 9.5 am. LONDON. Thursday. A remarkable incident occurred dui> ing the manoeuvres of the Atlantia Fleet in Cromarty Firth. The drifter Billow wan towing a tap. get when she fouled a war-time wreck, the warship Natal, which was blown up. The tide receded, leaving the Billow! almost high and dry. Salvage crews were working wlthi the aid of searchlights, when the Billow, without warning, slid off the Natal and almost turned turtle, then surprisingly regained an even keel. Those of the crew who were oi< deck were thrown into the water. Four men, unable to scramble aboard, were rescued by a picket boat front H.M.S. Hood. The gale «ai so fierce that thd manoeuvres had to be postponed.—A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 1
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