SAILORS SAVED
WRECK OF TROOPSHIP AGROUND IN IRISH SEA PROMPT RESCUE WORK LONDON, May 1. A tug and three lifeboats sped to the aid of the United States troopship Georgetown Victory before dawn today when she went aground at Killard Point, in the Irish Sea, south of Belfast. According to a report at noon to-day from the scene of the wreck of the Georgetown Victory, rescue work is proceeding smoothly. The men on board are being .aken off as quickly as possible. The Admiralty has announced that the Georgetown Victory was proceeding to Glasgow from Sydney, carrying a draft of 1100 naval ratings, more than 50 per cent, of whom have been taken ashore. The ship went ashore at 1.4 a.m. and asked for a craft to remove the ratings. In the meantime, the transport started to break up and those on board began abandoning ship, using the lifeboats. The naval authorities at Londonderry arranged for the accommodation of the ratings at the R.A.F. station at Bishopsport before transporting them to Belfast. It is hoped to get the remainder of the ratings from the troopship without loss. A later message states that the Georgetown Victory broke her back on the receding tide. No casualties have been reported.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22011, 3 May 1946, Page 3
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