CAUGHT AND SUNK.
German Ship In West Indies Waters. DUTCH NAVAL SUCCESS. British Official Wireless. (Read, noon.) RUGBY, Dec. 27. Further information has been received officially concerning the capture and ultimate destruction of the German ship Rhcin (6031 tons), in the West Indies waters by the van Kinsbergen, a, ship of the Royal Netherlands Xavy. A suspicious vessel was sighted by the van Kinsbcrgcn in the early hours of December 11, and on being closed was identified with the aid of searchlights as the Rhcin. Ordered to stop, the Rhein attempted to escape in the darkness, but was brought to by a shot fired across her bow*. A boarding party was sent over, an! the crew of the German ship, who previously had set her on fire in an attempt to scuttle her, was transferred to the van Kinsbergen. After fighting the fire for some hours the Dutchmen found it impossible to save the German ship. Although the attempt to scuttle her bad been thwarted the fire had taken too fierce a hold for a boarding party alone to deal with it, and heavy weather prevented attempts to take stronger measures. Accordingly the boarding party was withdrawn and the Rhein sunk by gunfire.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 308, 28 December 1940, Page 7
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