VESSEL CAPSIZES
62§ PERSONS MISSING
... . ; - TOKIO, November 13. At least *62 persons are missing after the capsize of the 138-ton passenger vessel, Mishimamaru, in the Inland Sea near Kobe. The vessel developed a dangerous list# and in a strong wind the captain was .unable to change course before she capsized. The captain, his wife, two members of the crew and two passengers have so far been rescued.
MORE CORPSES FOUND
CAPSIZE OF JAPANESE SHIP (Rec. 10 a.m.) TOKIO, Nov. 13. Three more corpses were found today, bringing the total Bead in the Mishima Maru capsize to six.
Forty-four are still missing. Attempts will be made to locate the sunken vessel, to-morrow. The maritime authorities are investigating the cause of the disaster following allegations that the vessel left the dockyard after without proper clearances. :
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 29, 14 November 1949, Page 6
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