’QUAKE SHAKES LINERS
TWO VESSELS FEEL MARINE UPHEAVAL
OFF SABLE ISLAND • British Official Wireless RUGBY, Monday. The captain of the Anchor liner Caledonia, which reached the Clyde from New York last night, reported having experienced the effects o£ the earthquake in the bed of the North Atlantic on November IS, off Sable Island. The water was quite calm at the time and there was little wind. Suddenly the ship was seized with a violent trembling. Fearing that a derelict had been fouled the captain stopped the engines and had the vessel inspected. No damage was discovered. The White Star liner Olympic also experienced the shock of the earthquake.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 831, 27 November 1929, Page 9
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