MARINE DISASTER.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 52, 11 February 1911, Page 1

MARINE DISASTER.

BARQUE GLENBANK. DETAILS OF THE DISASTER. A RUSSIAN’S MARVELLOUS ESCAPE. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT. 1 (Received 11, 9.25 a.m.) Fremantle, Feb. 11. The Glenbank was loading copper ore at Balia Balia last Sunday, when the barometer fell rapidly,, and the master fearing a cyclone, put out to sea with 2800 tons of loose copper aboard. The ah ip sailed twenty-four hours in the full force of the storm when she struck. All hands were called to shorten sail and while the men were working, the vessel convulsively turned turtle. This occurred twenty-miles from Cossack. One of the crew, named Ankle Katola, who was aloft, grasped the boat’s paddle and with it swam 15 miles to Legendre, where he was rescued by a pearler yesterday. He had been without food or drink for three days and was very much exhausted and lacerated. Katola is a Russian and unable

One of the crew, named Ankle Katola, who was aloft, grasped the boat’s paddle and with it swam 15 miles to Legendre, where he was rescued by a pearler yesterday.

He had been without food or drink for three days and was very much exhausted and lacerated. Katola is a Russian and unable to speak English. From what can be gathered he saw nothing of his shipmates after the foundering of the vessel and very little hope is entertained of the safety of any of them. Experts opine the,ore was not stowed to the best advantage when the squall struck, and that it shifted. The coast in the vicinity will be searched for any possible survivors of the wreck. (Received 11, 10.35 a.m.) Melbourne, Feb. 11. The wrecked Speculapt is breaking up.