SEA MYSTERY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 7

SEA MYSTERY.

WRECKED VESSEL.

Thought to be Missing Trawler

Girl Pat,

THREE BODIES BURIED. United Press Association. —Copyright. (Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, June 17. A message received at Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, f I*lll the small island of Inagua confirms the discovery of a vessel believed to be the missing North Sea trawler Girl Pat, previously seen in the Madeiras, off West Africa and near Cayenne, French Guiana.

The sloop Dove, attracted by the sight of a British flag, found a vessel badly damaged 011 a reef. Three bodies were 011 a ledge nearby. The sloop also found suitcases, a Bible and nautical instruments. The Dove's crew buried the bodies.

The Bahamas Government has cabled the nearest magistrate to proceed to Samana Island to investigate.

The mystery as to whether the vessel is the Girl Pat is still unsolved. Lloyd's, Loudon, is informed that a hurricane is raging, making an immediate search impossible. The venue of the wreck is a coral-encircled island in an exceedingly difficult and treacherous seat It is the scene of frequent wrecks.

Jack Vincent, one of the Girl Pat's owners, states: '"We hear all sorts of fantastic stories, but this seems to be genuine." The wife of the skipper of the Girl Pat, Captain Osborne, who lias a brother in New Zealand, is still hopeful of seeing her husband again.

If the-ship turns out to be the Girl Pat it means that she has travelled more than 1000 miles since she was last seen. The object of her wanderings is still one of mystery.