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MARINE DISASTERS.

THE SUEVIC WRECK MAY POSSIBLY ill: SAVED. SPLENDID DISCIPLINE. | Lundou, March IS. i The Suevie went ashore on the Brandies rocks. Her position is critical. The fog is clearing, but the weather is very bad and the sen rough, it is reported that there is water in ; '■■.uipartnieuls 1, 2, and :i, and that the Eivc lifeboats from Falmouth and tugs assisteil in the rescue work, all on board being saved. A later message states splendid discipline was displayed throughout. ,'Hiere i, a chance of getting the Suevie o ll'. B At low water the |„ nv is m ~,,, w . l(lM . and the stern raised. Kescue work was hazardous owing to a heavy swell. e THE CAI'TAIN'sTasT VOYAGE DISASTER DUE TO I'OO. NO PANIC ABOARD. PASSENGERS' CONFIDENCE IN THE CAPTAIN. SPLENDID RESCUE WORK IN ' HEAVY SEAS. Received 10, 10.42 p.m. London, March 10. Being Captain Jones' last homeward trip, lie was the recipient on Saturday of a presentation marking the passengers' appreciation of his kindness and courtesy. At night-fall on Sunday, the Suevie entered a bank of fog and crept up the channel.

At half-past ton, the Lizard light was observed, a mere speck. The Suevic immediately struck on Hie tdrrible Bawdies Rock, not far from Manacles point. The grating noise caused by the vesnel sliding 'over the rocks and as sbc settled crashing, amidships, brought the passengers on deck. There was no panic, every confidence being reposed in Captain Jones. Cannon, rockets and flares were used to summon' assistance, and|. gradually five lifeboats and several tugs appeared on the scene.. One hundred nnd seventy women and children aboard the Suevic were meanwhile given first place in the liner's boats, which were launched in heavy) seas and darkness. They descended a Tope ladder one by one. The women behaved splendidly. Sailors carried the infants into the boats. The crews of lifeboat-men and coastguards worked with the utmost ardour for eight hours rescuing those aboard. LATEST PARTICULARS. Received March 19, 11.50 p.m. London, March Id. The White Slav Company provided hotel accommodation for the shipwrecked passengers at hotels in .Falmouth.

The Suevic last night was lying comfortably on the rocks, though leaking badly. The weather is finer and the sea moderate. PASSENGER STEAMER WRECKED

EIGHTY PASSENGERS RESCUED. London, March 18. The steamer Jebba, from Lagos, was wrecked at Salcomb, Devonshire. The 80 passengers were wilh dillieulty rescued by means of a rocket apparatus. DIFFICULT RESCUE WORK.. ;C 100,000 LOSS. Received .March I!), 11.52 p.m. London, March 10. JMnils uf the wreck of Ihe. Jchha show that heavy seas broke over the vessel, making it unsafe for the lifeboats to approach. Everybody aboard was hauled up the face of a dill'. The loss of the Jebba and cargo is estimated at £IOO,OOO, if there is no salvage.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 2

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MARINE DISASTERS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 2

MARINE DISASTERS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 March 1907, Page 2

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