A WRECKED LIGHTSHIP.
ON HER MAIDEN VOYAGE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Halifax, May 24. The battered hull of the lost lightship was found amongst the breakers at Liscamb Island. The vessel struck during a fog. Six bodies havo been recovered; and (hope abandoned of the remainder. The crew consisted of 25 Scotsmen. The steamer Dufferin found the lifeboats and is continuing the search. Some of the crew may have scrambled ashore on the rocky island in the neighbourhood. The lightship was making a maiden voyage from -tihe builders at Paisley, Scotland.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 6, 26 May 1914, Page 5
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90A WRECKED LIGHTSHIP. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 6, 26 May 1914, Page 5
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