MISSING SHIPS
NEWFOUNDLAND COAST REPORTS (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) ST. JOHN (Newfoundland), Dec. 4. Another Newfoundland disaster is feared, silence continuing to conceal the fate of 70 persons, including four women, aboard nine missing vessels, which left on Friday for Bonavista ports. Searching steamers reported no success. A hurricane which overtook the vessels after they laruSfed the summer catch of fish and loaded winter supplies, wrecked at least three other schooners, whose crews were rescued, and battered a number of steamers.
After* fighting the storm off the coast for five days, and burning all the woodwork when the fuel was exhausted, the Norwegian steamer Hertha was towed into port to-day, reporting that three pilots had been drowned off the headlands when the pilot boat capsized as they were attempting to board the Hertha. One pilot was saved.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 December 1929, Page 7
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