MISSING M1

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 14 November 1925, Page 11

MISSING M 1

LOCATION REPORTED. NEWS NOT CONFIRMED PROSPECTS OF SALVAGE. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT (Received Nov. .14, 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 13. At 11.30 a.m. news was received from Portsmouth that Admiral Oliver, Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet, received aboard the H.-M.S. Revenge a wireless message saying that ships searching for the Ml apparently located the submarine 12 miles south by west of Star Point, but the depth was too great to permit of diviug. The message stated that there was still a faint hope that the crew- was alive, as it had been ascertained that there had been no collision, but the great size of the submarine makes it practically impossible to raise her. It is pointed out that the Ml is able to remain under the water for 36 to 48 hours without endangering the lives of the crew if the hull is intact. The Admiralty has issued a statement that every effort is being made to locate the Ml, hut owing to the number of wrecks and the depth of water in the neighbourhood the absence of any indications, such as oil or air bubbles, considerable difficulty is anticipated before any success is obtained. So far the Admiralty has not received anv intelligence enabling them to credit the report that the submarine has been located. —Reuter.