THE ASKOY WRECK.
Press Assn—l3v tolcgraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 9. Tiie remainder of the. Askoy's shipwiecked crew baa arrived from Noumea;. (Received January 10, 9.35 a.m.) Captain Morner, of the Askoy, states he was picked up 120 miles from the wreck, after travelling for two days. He ' adds little to the story of the wreck. \ There must have been a strong current which carried the ship on-to the reef. While on the reef the vessel was A surrounded by enormous sharks, which _ were close enough to be struck by the* men. The only inconvenience in the small boat was from the hot sun. Luckily the weather was fine as the boat was too small to have outlived a storm.
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Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 307, 10 January 1912, Page 5
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