Steamers in Collision.
FEARED LOSS OF LIFE. London, June 20. News of a serious shipping collision, which,it is feared, caused loss of life, has been received at Dover, when the second-class cruiser, Sappho, arrived there in a sinking condition yesterday. She had been in collision during a fog with a steamer, which, by a strange coincidence, bore the same name as herself, viz., “ Sapphio,” of Hull. The was a very severe one. Both vessels were badly damaged. The extent of the injuries to the merchantman could not' be ascertained aboard the cruiser, however, as directly after the collision the boats parted company, and the trader disappeared into the fog. She has not since been reported. It is feared that she has sunk, though the crew may be safe in the boats. The cruiser has been beached to prevent her sinking.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4427, 22 June 1909, Page 3
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140Steamers in Collision. Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4427, 22 June 1909, Page 3
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