SIX MORE SHIPS

Grey River Argus, 16 March 1942, Page 6

SIX MORE SHIPS

Sunk off American Coasts [Aust. & N.Z. Cablo Assn.i (Rec. 7.40) SANTIAGO, March 13. The newspaper here report that lifeboats_ bearing the name of the 2500-ton United States collier, t'Olga” have arrived at a nearby port. WASHINGTON, March 13. The U.S. Navy has announced that a United Spates merchantman was torpedoed in.the Caribbean Sea area. An unspecified number of survivors are being landed at Puerto Rico. The Navy has also announced that a' Norwegian merchantman has been torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. Fourteen survivors have landed at Delaware. The captain was killed. Five other member’s of the crew are missing.

HAVANA, March 13. It is authoritatively reported here that a United States merchantman, the “Taxan”, of seven thousand tons, has been torpedoed off the North Cuban coast. Nine of the 47 members of the crew at missing. WASHINGTON, March 13. The U.S. Navy announced to-day that seven survivors from a Norwegian tanker, the “Pan Norway”, which was sunk off Bermuda on January 26, arrived here to-day. Thirtyseven other survivors were taken to Lisbon. The “Pan Norway” was attacked by, two submarines, one on each side, two miles distant. iPROGRESO (Mexico), March 14. ' Twelve survivors from the' 5000-ton Norwegian freighter “Gunny” have landed here. Fourteen other members of the crew are missing. The ship was sunk on March 9, while en route from New York to Africa. The survivors were picked up by a Swedish ship near the island of Martini(lue - i.