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DAMAGED SHIP MINED OFF SCOTLAND AIR FORCE HELP LIFEBOAT GUIDED SURVIVORS’ ORDEAL (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. 12 noon, Jan. 8.) LONDON, Jan. 7. The liner City of Marseilles, of 8240 tons, was mined off the coast of Scotland. One Lascar was killed and 13 were injured. The liner was badly holed amidships and damaged internally. The vessel was towed to port. The pilot cutter had just put the pilot aboard when an explosion heaved a huge Spout of water and mud skywards. The upheaval_bruised the captain, Mr. E. Olsen, and blew the officer at the liner’s telegraph 6ft. into the air. It wrecked two lifeboats in the davits. The remaining boats were lowered. Two capsized, throwing 14 members of the crew into the sea. Three clung to the liner’s rudder. A boat from the cutter picked up the remainder. A lifeboat, which was guided to the scene by a Royal Air Force plane, towed four boats to port. The injured were sent to hospital. Twelve of 26 European members of the crew remained aboard throughout the night. The remainder of those rescued, including 123 Lascars, returned to the liner in lifeboats and a tug was sent to help bring her to port.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20139, 8 January 1940, Page 7
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