COLLISION AT SEA
DUTCH LINER BEACHED
British Official Wireless.
(Received 30th January, 11 a.m.)
RUGBY, 29th January. Efforts are ' being made to-day to effect temporary repairs to the 3teamer Nerauke, which was beached ill a sinking condition near Hythe yesterday. Damage to the Merauke was caused by collision with, an unknown steamer during a dense fog which developed in the English Chanel yesterday. She was or tho final stages of her journey from the Dutch Indies, to Eottexdum, via Liverpool and London. The damage suffered was extensive, and when the liner was observed to go down by the head, the Dnngenness lifeboat put out, but her services were not needed, two tugs taking the Merauke in tow towards Dover Harbour. The danger of the liner foundering necessitated beaching.
At high tide this afternoon the steamer was awash with heavy seas falling over her, and she appears to be in danger of breaking up. The crew have been taken oft' by a tug from Dover.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 25, 30 January 1929, Page 11
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164COLLISION AT SEA Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 25, 30 January 1929, Page 11
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