Perils of the Sea.
ADRIFT FOR TEN WEEK'S. WRECK OF AN OIL STEAM 211. Received 30, at 1-20 a.m. SYDNEY. Nov. 29, The barqjue Thornliebiank, from New York, has been towed to Sydney in a leaking condition. The crew had a sensational experience, the vessel having sprung a leak ten weeks ago. The pumps had since been going continuously, At one time it seemed as if the ship must founder, and the boats were provisioned against such a contingency. The captain tried to make for Melbourne but failed. MELBOURNE, Nov. 20. A large oil steamer, the Petriana, is ashore on • a bad beach near Queenscliffe. The vessel's' engines pre disabled, and the stokehold is full of water. The vessel les in a darbdorous position, but the weather its at present fine. Shf went ashore in a fcg. fivj (sjftave. gto'ne tc her )asri sistance.
CABLE NEWS.
[BY ELIiC RIO TELEGRAPH-COPYRIGHT.] PI.R I'IUSS iSSOCUTION
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 258, 30 November 1903, Page 3
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153Perils of the Sea. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 258, 30 November 1903, Page 3
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