NIOBE DISASTER
Von Duckner Not Aboard VICTIMS CAUGHT BELOW Berlin, July 27. Forty survivors of the disaster which overtook the German training-ship Niobe in the Baltic have arrived at Kiel aboard the cruiser Koeln. They confirm the report that Count von Luckner was not aboard the Niobe. The Koeln is continuing the search, but there is little hope of more survivors. . Two admirals, who visited the scene, state that no blame was attached to the captain. The squall was so sudden that there was no possibility of manoeuvring. Everything happened so quickly that the order to don lifebelts and lower boats could not be executed. The majority of the victims were below, attending a lecture prior to final examinations. According to an eyewitness most of the portholes were open. , x The Niobe sank in two minutes.
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Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 260, 29 July 1932, Page 11
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136NIOBE DISASTER Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 260, 29 July 1932, Page 11
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