MISSING KOBENHAVN.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19676, 20 July 1929, Page 8

MISSING KOBENHAVN.

OFFICER BELIEVES VESSEL SANK. (CXITED WIKSa ASSOCIATION-■ by ELECTBIC TELEGEAPH—COPYRIGHT.) CAPE TOWN, July 18. The chief officer of the, steamer Mexico, who previously was skipper of the Kobenhavn, considers that when the Kobenhavn drifted and passed Tristan da Cunha, an explosion had occurred in the engine-room, situated abaft, blowing out the stern post. The islanders watched the vessel drifting for three hours. It was inexplicable why they had failed to put out. He presumed that it was the first time that they had seen a sailing vessel. He accepts the theory that the Kobenhavn sank near Tristan, where the sea is very deep. He believes that the cadets were taken off. — Australian Press Association. ['Residents of Tristan da Cunha stated that they saw a vessel pass the island on January 21st with one topsail and nnp jib set. There was no sign of life aboard. She seemed to be drifting on the rocks, but the cnrr»"' swung Tier round, and sbf> (liv, wc <u,.... The sea was too rougi) to enable them to launch a boat and go to the assistance of the vessel. No word has been received from the Danish auxiliary barque Kobenhavn, 3965 tons, since a week after she left Buenos Ayres for Adelaide on December 14th. The Kobenhavn carried 70 cadets, being used as a training ship. She was the largest sailing ship afloat, and the largest ever built in Britain. She belonged to the East Asiatic Company.]