SHIPPING DISASTERS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 5 March 1907, Page 3

SHIPPING DISASTERS

WRECKS AT THE GOODWINS. LINES ASHORE. Received 5,12.31 a.m. London, March 4. Early to-day the Dover harbourmaster despatched assistance to the Bed Star liner Vaderland. with passengers, which was ashore on the Goodwin sands.

COLLISION A 1 SEA. NORWEGIAN STKAMEK SUNK, THE CREW RESCUED.

.Received t, 9.35 p.m. London, March 4.

The steamer Geclong collided with and sank the Norwegian stealer Frogmore off Beachy Head during a log. The Geelong brought the Fiogmer's crew to London.

GERMAN STEAMERS COLLIDE UNSUCCESSFUL"SEARCH FOR | SURVIVORS. 1; ——— Received 5,12,32 a.in. London, March t. Two German steamers collided off the Goodwins and one began to sink. A boat brought nine <jf her sailors to j Doyer, and reported that the captain i and seven of the crew were standing I by, but a tug made a fruitless search, I which is now being renewed.

SHIPWRECKED MARINERS RESCUED IN MID-OCEAN. STIfiWNGDETAILS. Adelaide March 4. The ship Barcore, Irom Puget Sounds, reports picking up, in latitude 47deg. north, longitude 128 west, the erew of the American ship Great Admiral. A heavy gale was raging when a mass of wreckage was sighted, consisting of the after housetop of the Great Admiral Qn it were fifteen men and one woman, in a precarious position. ■ The ship was brought as near as was and with the aid of large quantities of oil, a boat succeeded in reaching the wreckage, , After many attempts it got all on the BaTCOre. These included the master, mate, the mate's wife, and 12 seamen. The cook and steward succumbed during the first night on the raft. The rescued people were in a pitiable condition. They spent two nights and a part of two days IcUnging to thq' housetop, and were without food, water, or shelter. Had it not been for the wreckage acting as a breakwate* they wo'i'i have perished, as the terrific sea must have washed them off. The survivors state that during a south-east gate the Great Admiral, which was laden with lumber, was found to be making water faßf, and Wai thrown on her beam ends. The captain ordered the masts to be cut away> and the crew then crawled on to the after-housetop, where the mizzen mast Bnapped about eight feet above the house. A tremendous wave Bwept the vessel and carried off the top part of the house, and crew o;i it, into the sea.

On the morning of December 24th the barque Andrew, from the Sandwich Islands to San Francisco, hove in sight and the shipwrecked people were transferred to her and landed at San Francisco. The Great Admiral was owned and commanded by Captain Sterling. Tfho valued the ship at £25,000. She was uninsured.