THE TITANIA WRECK
A member of the crew of the wrecked barquantine Titajiia is at present in Wellington, and in conversation with a reporter ha stated that the mishap was duo to the Amede© light being extinguished on account of the war. Captain F. Holm, master of the vessel, was unaware of this, and with a heavy sea to contend with as well, the mishap could hardly be avoided. A four-maated Russian barque met a similar fate on the reef, which is about 15 miles from the shore, three nights previous to the TitaniaVs mishap. The •crew of th# latter vessel took to thfr boats, and after an hour or co in theao, they were picked up by a, tag %nd taken to Noumea. The Titania becanv a total loss, the heavy seas knocking the bottom out <y£ the vessel. Captain Helm and the cr&tr svot© ■dvw. io<iay »t Sydney, whors an «»gnj/y wßl'be h<4d.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1914, Page 2
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155THE TITANIA WRECK Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 60, 8 September 1914, Page 2
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