ENORMOUS SEA BEAST.
STRIKES A STEAMER.
-5S CAPTAIN'S CONJECTURES
HELBOITINE. January 17. Tn» captaifl of the steamer Marathon '-hit when he was at the Cape CapF Q i,U;-on. or the steamer Armadale »- i '» *»«■■>■■•* ■«»•■ ■- —■■ J -eaaier for Lime. "Hfviolent efforts to free iueit marked ' on boih sid-.- of il, u vewel, and !T i marks showe.i ihiu its longiJi wad - ; r Ii- gir , was iL'OUt the diamett-r Jf lifeboat. Tie h-.ul was biunt ZL nl brown/ with largo dark spots.. jriJl, black sides, and the under parts a v i! white. Owio 17 to i' s violent contortions Laptaiu Robinson was unable to verify whether it was a fish or a mammal. It faun? oa tiie no=e or t * le sIli P tor a . ter of an hoar. T! 2 steamer then itself, and the fish sank tail first.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 15, 18 January 1905, Page 5
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138ENORMOUS SEA BEAST. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 15, 18 January 1905, Page 5
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