SEAMEN’S ORDEAL.
FLUNG INTO THE SEA. PURSUED BY A SHARK. RESCUE BY LAUNCH CREW. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, August 9. In the course of naval manoeuvred in Jervis Bay while 14 men from the destroyer Waterhen were attempting to recover a torpedo, they were' flung into tho water. One man who could not swim, clung to a lifebelt. He was pursued by a shark. A mate who was swimming close by detached a calcium flare from the belt which immediately ignited and the flare was constantly Jabbed in the direction of the shark until a launch crew rescued the entire party.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20268, 10 August 1937, Page 7
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103SEAMEN’S ORDEAL. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20268, 10 August 1937, Page 7
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