CONDITIONAL RESCUE
Alleged Demands Made By Japanese Sea Captain
MANILA, February 9.
The master of the Philippine steamer, President Quezon, Captain Crispulo on Rubia, whose ship sank on January 26 after it had run aground in a storm off Tanegashlme Island, told a court of inquiry that the captain of the Japanese liner Ukisima Maru refused aid unless be signed a guarantee of payment. Captain Rubia added that he was forced to leave the sinking ship aboard the second lifeboat to sign papers assuring the rescue of the passengers and crew, many of whom were aboard when he left the ship.
The master of the Ukisima Maru refused to lower his lifeboats till the papers had been signed and refused to send radio .messages unless they were paid for in cash.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 118, 12 February 1940, Page 10
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131CONDITIONAL RESCUE Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 118, 12 February 1940, Page 10
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