ANOTHER SHIP WRECKED

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 March 1931, Page 7

ANOTHER SHIP WRECKED

CREW’S OPPORTUNE RESCUE

“VIKING" MISSING UNTRACED

■ [by CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYEIGHT,

(Received Marqh 21, 9 a.m.) ' ST. JOHN’S, (Newfoundland), March 20.

The auxiliary sealing schooner, Sir William, sank fifteen miles northeast of Horse Island to-day. The crew of twenty-eight reached the steamer Eagle safely. The vessel was apparently lost while searching for the Viking survivors. Five miles away was the rescue ship Sagona, with the Viking survivors taken from Horse Island, aboard, prepared to leave for St. John’s. Heavy gales prevail. The ships have searched - every foot of the ice for twenty-two miles beyond where the yiking disaster occurred, without a trace of further victims. The captains advised against an aerial search.

< AERIAL SEARCH

BOSTON, -March 20.

An aerial relief expedition headed by Bernt Balchen took off this morning for St. John’s, to search for the Vikipg survivors. They are flying in a twin-motored Sikorsky amphibian, with Randy Enslow as relief pilot. Merino Cooper, the New York expedition organiser, is also aboard. Balchen somewhat pessimistically termed the flight as a doubtfuj task. The Viking’s missing is now placed at twenty-eight, and the survivors at one hundred and twenty-seven. SAINT JOHNS (New Brunswick). ' March 20. The airman Balclien arrived at four p.m. to-day.

“HERA” WRECK.

(Received March 21, 9 a.m.) OSLO, March 20.

Further details here of the wi-eck of the Hera show that the second mate, whose gallantry resulted in saving fifty-six lives, wps twice beaten back in his attempt to reach the shore with a life line? A young girl swam 100 yards in the foiling sea, and saved herself. A five, year-old girl was swept from her father’s arms and drowned, leaving a tiny shoe in his hand. The passengers were asleep when the Hera grounded. . •