FERRY STEAMER TORPEDOED
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE SYDNEY '(.Nova scoria), Oct. 17. Toipcuueu in me ojikii.m, me lerry steamer oanoou same m cauoi Strait on October 14 witn tne loss or 136 lives, it was tne greatest war-time marine disaster in Canadian coastal waters. Naval craft saved lt)U of 'tne passengers and crew. , .... Servicemen and civilians, including women and children, perished in their bunks when an explosion shattered the ship, which sank in a few minutes near the end of the overnight run from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. A U-boat came to the surface after the attack and watched the Caribou s finish and the survivors struggling in the water.
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Evening Star, Issue 24329, 19 October 1942, Page 4
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110FERRY STEAMER TORPEDOED Evening Star, Issue 24329, 19 October 1942, Page 4
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