NO FATALITIES.
London, March 8. News has been received at the Admiralty of the wreck at Malta of the British ironclad Sultan.
It is stated that all on board were saved, and that no fatalities occurred.
The Sultan was a screw armoured ship of 9) 290 tons, and carried 19 guns.
According to recent advices, she was temporary flag ship for the Channel squadron, with Vice-Admiral Hewett. The captain was Ernest Rice.
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Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 58, 9 March 1889, Page 5
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72NO FATALITIES. Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 58, 9 March 1889, Page 5
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