MID-OCEAN HEROISM.
ON A DISABLED STEAMER. By Cable —Press Association —Coprright Loudon, March 30. The Maipo has reached Falmouth. Her cargo shifted on Wednesday, during a furious gale. The steering gear was smashed, the boats lost, and deck fittings and hatches swept overboard. The crew bcaame mutinous, and looted the stores, but were overpowered and bound with ropes.
The Northam responded to wireless
ppeals, and a boat was launched fruit•ssly. The second pllicer, Evans, then
swam in tremendous seas, and carried a line to the Mafipo. The towlino broke after two .hours, but the steering gear was' repaired, and the Maipo reached port, convoyed by the Northam.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 260, 1 April 1914, Page 5
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107MID-OCEAN HEROISM. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 260, 1 April 1914, Page 5
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