RESCUE AT SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1920, Page 5

RESCUE AT SEA.

■IN PASSENGERS FROM STEAMER. SHIP STRANDED ON REEF. ',j The rescue of passengers from « stranded steamer was effected by Athenic on her last voyage from Wei- ; lington to London. On May 3 the: Athenic picked up the S.O.S. signal from the American steamer Munamar, which "" was stranded on Gardenier Reef, Sw , Salvador. The Munamar was in a- very . dangerous position and had 87 pas- vfpngers on hoard. Captain Crossland decided to go down A 10 the stranded ship and take off the passengers. The Athcnie had f. full '! passenger list and liad not a single , lierth available, but the purser had beds made up in the various publip tooms. On arriving, at daybreak, the chief officer. Lieut.-Commander P. H. _■ Vaughan, D.S.C., T!.-vl{., left the Athenic Vjj in chnrpre of boats for the rescue work. I All passengers were safely transferred with their baggage in two hours, and ;! tlie Athenic proceeded to Norfolk to'disembark them, arriving there three day» .■ later. ' i The. passengers were unanimous in , their praise of Captain Crossland and / his officers for the great comfort they „ ; nil received on board tlie Athenic after is their trying- experiences. The Mnnamai belonged to the Mntison Line, of New York, and was bound from Cuba to New , York.