Attacked by Pirates
CAPTAIN'S .DESPERATE FIGHT. COWARDLY CREWS DISAPPEAR. Received 7, 5.5 p.m. Times—Sydney Sun Special Cables. ; Bombay, February i. Two vessels from India anchored close to the shore at Buzrali, Persian Gulf, and were attacked by pirates. The crews became panic-stricken and escaped in the boats, leaving the skippers to light alone. Aimed with rilles, they gallantly defended their ships until one was shot dead and the other badly wounded. The pirates looted tlie vessels and disappeared in the desert.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 9 February 1914, Page 5
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81Attacked by Pirates Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 189, 9 February 1914, Page 5
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