"MAN OVERBOARD!"
PLUCKY RESCUE BY SHIP'S OFFICERS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 7, 9.15 p.m. Sydney, December 8. An' exciting incident occurred on the training ship Port Jackson, which has arrived'from London. Off the New South Wales coast a cadet fell overboard. He was caught on the cross-jack sheet. The first, second and third officers attached lines to themselves, and sprang after him. All were dragged at the rate of seven knots for a considerable time, but eventually the vessel luffed, and they were taken aboard, greatly exhausted.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 205, 8 December 1910, Page 5
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87"MAN OVERBOARD!" Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 205, 8 December 1910, Page 5
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