No Sign of Ship
LAST WIRELESS CALL “HELP WANTED URGENTLY” By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 10.19 a.m. HONOLULU, Tues. The American naval vessels searching for the ship British Hussar report no trace, and have been ordered to return to Pearl Harbour in extended formation, covering the widest possible area. An earlier message said: Two American destroyers and a minelayer are searching west of Honolulu for the British Hussar, Irhich was reported on Monday to be in distress. The vessel’s wireless sigmfs are faint. One said: “Help wanted Urgently.” The steamers Ventura and Niagara heard the call. —A. and N.Z. A cablegram published yesterday stated that an S.O.S. call from the British Hussar had been relayed to San Francisco from north of the Hawaiian Islands. The British Hussar is a steelscrew steamer of 6,944 tons. She was built in 1923 by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., of Newcastle, and belongs to the British Tanker Company, Ltd. Her port of registry is London.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 315, 28 March 1928, Page 1
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162No Sign of Ship Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 315, 28 March 1928, Page 1
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