ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 July 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

RUSSIA'S BLACK SEA FLEET. GERMANY AND TURKEY FIGHTING OVER BOOTY. Received July 24, 7.2.1 p.m. Berne, July 23. The German Government, replvin" to Turkey's request for Russia's Black* Sea fleet, declared that the dreadnoughts ana the other best ships were destroyed The remainder were rightly the booty of Germany. Not a single vessel is fit for navigation and will take months to repair. THE ZEEBRUCGE HEROES. VICTORIA CROSSES AWARDED. Received July 24, 7.25 p.m. London, July 2.1. Victoria Crosses have been gazetted in connection with the attack on Zeebrugge on the 22nd and 23rd April as follows: Comander Carpenter, of-the Vindictive; Lieutenant Sandford, commander of submarine C 3; Lieutenant Dean, commander of the motor launch; Captain Bamford, of the Marine Infantry, commander of one of the landing parties; Sergeant Finch, Marine Artillery, second in command of the pom-poms and Lewis guns on the Vindictive; and able seaman McKenzie, a member of the storming party. Details show that each displayed heroic self-sacrificing bravery at the critical moment.—JPress Assoc. TWO BOATS SUNK. Received July 24, 11.35 p.m. Washington, July 23. U-boats Bank the Halibut steamer on the American coast. The crew were rescued. The Portland fishing boat Robert N. Richards was submarined and sunk off the American coast. The crew were picked up. TWO ENEMY TORPEDO BOATS SUNK Received July 25 12.50 a.m. Amsterdam, July 23. A recent Allied air raid sank two torpedo boats at Zeebrugge.—Times. THE WAITEMATA SUNK. Wellington, July 24. The Naval Adviser regrets to report that the Union Company's ship Waitcmata has been sunk in Kuropean waters. Fortunately there was no loss of life and all hands were safely landed. (The Waitemata is a vessel of 5432 tons.) AMERICAN BARGES"SHELLED. Washington, July 22. It is annuneed that a U-boat is operating off the Massachusetts coast. Three barges were shelled and a tug set on fire.