SAVED FROM U-BOAT.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 200, 23 August 1919, Page 19

SAVED FROM U-BOAT.

£■•200 SALV.UnC KOI! BRTTISH SI'UMAIUNK. A question as to whether a British sub-' marine was entitled to salvage coiupeii.-a- ' tlon for services rendered to two neutral ships which were attacked by a German U . boat was decided by 'Mr. Jurnice. Mil, ill tho Admiralty Court. The ships In question were the Borgila and the Svanfos, both Norwegian cargu vessels, and on April 1.1, u>l7. they WtTe attacked l>y a German V boat, when the j British submarine G 7 appeared on the I scene, and engaged the German boat. ultimately drlvlns her away. The Borgila had been badly damaged, ami the submarine assisted In keeping her afloat until she was taken charge of by a Norwegian warship. The SvanfOf?" crew had, by the command < of the Germans, left their j*blp. but whe.. | the German submarine hart been driven away they returned to their ship, which | would no doubt have been sunk but tor the timely arrival of the "Itritish submarine. It was said for the plaintiffs that they rendered services at sre.lt risk to themselves , , and for the defence it was contended that '■ what they had done was only in discharge of their duly. His- lordship, giving judgment, said the value of tin- salved vessels with their cargoes was tH.Oon and £.10.000 respectively, nnd lie held that, according to authorities. | the rescue was a salvage service; and, applying to the case the general consideration which governed salvage services, he of £1000. and in the case of the Borgila £1200.