SINKING OF THE MEDUSA.
MORE SPLENDID SEAMANSHIP, Received March. 29, 7.30 p.m, ; London, March 28. The Admiralty reports that ail the ships employed in the operations on the German coast, returned, except the Medusa, which sank after all the crew had been taken oft, during very bad weather, by destroyer Lassoo. It was a fine piece of seamanship. Our destroyers, while dealing with the enemy patrol vessels, were themselves attacked by air craft, but without dam'age. They rescued twenty prisoners from two patrol trawlers, which we sank. THE ALCANTRA'S FIGHT. ANOTHER VESSEL PARTICIPATES. London, March 2S. Tlii! Andes, one, of the Alcantara' consorts, participated in the fight. The Andes was dexterously handled to evade torpedoes and rained shells pn the raider. Vi'hen the latter was beaten, a British •light cruiser appeared at a long distance and picked up the range with precision. The raider was soon on iir; fore and aft and blew up, it is supposed through there being a cargo of mines on board. (The Andes is a vessel of 15,(120 tons, with a speed under 1-2 knots. TUBANTIA TORPEDOED. ■ Amsterdam, March 28. Experts have conclusively proved that the Tubantia was sunk by a German torpedo.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1916, Page 5
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