COLLIER FOUNDERS IN A GALE

Evening Star, Issue 17047, 19 May 1919, Page 5

COLLIER FOUNDERS IN A GALE

ELEVEN SURVIVORS REACH LAND. tr«*s Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. IjYDNEY, May 18. ToTfflitial rain and southerly gales conThe collier Tuggereh, winch was prof ceeding from Bulli to Sydney, foundered during last night's gale. Eleven survivors reached Oomilla after several hours' buffeting in & small boat-. SYDNEY, May 19. (Received May 19, at 9 a.m.) Th* survivors of the Tuggerab, which foundered in Saturday's night gate, state »hat the vessel left Bulli with a cargo of xial on that afternoon, etrnck rough weather, and was quickly in difficulties. 411 the crew except two were standing by m deck early in the evening, when the res:*l suddenly lurched and lay on her team ends. The crew were swept off their feet, but eleven of them succeeded in launching a boat, and rescued four other? from the water. The .essel foundered off Port Hacking. The survivors reached Oronulla with great difficulty, owing to the mor.ntaitious seal*. [Die Tuggerah was & collier of 749 ton? gross register, and was owned by the Wallarah Coal Oompanv, of Svdnev." She was built in 1912 at Port- Glasgow by the Clyde Shipbuilding Company, and was classed 100 Al at Lloyds. Her engines were of 93 registered horse-power.] i