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ALL HANDS PERISH

WELSH COAST MYSTERY

There was not sufficient evidence to determine with certainty the cause of the loss of the steamer Glanrhyd (1560 tons) off the Welsh coast, with the lost of the full crew of 17, states the report of the Court" of Inquiry into the loss, which was issued last month. The view is expressed that the ship either struck submerged wreckage or was overwhelmed by an exceptional sea or seas, which caused her to break apart. ■ . ■ ' The vessel was on a voyage with a. cargo of coal from Newport to Irlam, on the Manchester Ship Canal. She* was owned by Messrs Harris Bros, and Co., Ltd., of Swansea.

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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LX, Issue 18, 7 March 1939, Page 3

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ALL HANDS PERISH Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LX, Issue 18, 7 March 1939, Page 3

ALL HANDS PERISH Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LX, Issue 18, 7 March 1939, Page 3

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