FOUNDERED SHIP.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 107, 6 April 1926, Page 7

FOUNDERED SHIP.

GRAVE FEARS FOR CREW. HOPE ALMOST GONE. LONG LIST OF MISSING.

SYDNEY, April 5. Hope has been practically abandoned of rescuing the Dorrigo’s crew. The sea search parties are now concentrating on the coast. The latest report states that one of the search steamers discovered considerable including an upturned lifeboat. There are no signs of life. The names of the missing are: —H. Badsby, chief officer; A. Mclntyre, second officer; A. B. Smith, chief engineer j G. Hitcliinson, second engineer; C. H. Smith, third engineer; C. Wren, donkeyman; I. Lowe, boatswain; C. Foley, J. Fisher, T. Gelling, J. Dempsey, seamen; F. May, deck boy; 1. Dawson, F. Lawless, A. Stillway, E. Holsall, J. Wrench, T. Froggatt, firemen; Dixon, chief steward; E. Stout, assistant steward; J. MeCourt, chief cook; H. Storch, assistant cook.

Tho majority of the missipg belonged to Brisbane or other parts of Queensland. —Press Association.

The s-'Tamer Dorrigo, bound from Sydney to Thursday Island, foundered 14 miles south-east of Double Island Point. The captain and his son were saved. It is stated that the deck cargo, consisting of benzine cases of Oregon pine, broke loose just as the crow donned their lifebelts. They made an effort to clear tlio port lifeboat, hut were unsuccessful on account of the heavy list. When the vessel went down all the crew were afloat, clinging to tho flotsam. The sea in the vicinity was infested with sharks.

TIRELESS SEARCH. CAPTAIN’S SON’S STORY. SHARKS ROUND WRECKAGE. Received April 6, 10.35 a.m. BRISBANE, April 6. A tireless search by land and sea for the 22 missing men- of the Dorrigo has proved fruitless and hopes for their rescue are now considered slender. Many lifebelts have been washed ashore. The son of Captain Gray, who was rescued, says that he was asleep in the forecastle when a fireman rushed in and shouted: “She is going over!” Gray, with a dozen others, rushed on deck. The Dorrigo was then slowly heeling over. As the crew tried to launch a boat it capsized qnd floated upside down beside the ship. Cases of benzine rattled off the deck, followed by cases of fruit. As the Dorrigo took another dangerous lurch the crew jumped overboard. Captain Gray remained with the ship. As she sank logs shot out of tho water like corks and the sea was soon strewn with flotsam and jetsam. A stroko of luck saved the captain. As lie sank, a portion of tho after sun deck planking covered with canvas rose to the surface him. Some more of the crew reached a raft of logs and some were on the lifeboat. As the afternoon advanced the' parties drifted apart and they lost sight of them at dusk. As night closed in a school of small sharks hovered round tho sundcck on which Captain Gray and bis son were floating. When daylight came there was not a sign of smoko or a sail. The school of small sharks had disappeared and their vigil was taken up by threo Huge browii sharks. The Moruga turned up some hours later and- rescued them. A party has left to search Fraser Island.—Press Association.