SHIP A TOTAL LOSS.
DOUBT AS TO IDENTITY. ' MYSTERIOUS S;O.S. Received October 12, 9.10 a.jn. \ SYDNEY, Oct. 12. A radio message has been received to the effect that tne Bretagne, which.was bound for Samoa front San Francisco, is a total loss. It is assumed that the crew are safe. , It is thought that the rnystenous S.O.S. received by the Bluff radio station was from the ill-fated vessel. There is some doubt about the ship’s identity. She may be a Danish riiotorship of 3177 tons, or an auxiliary schooner of 1028 tons. There are two craft named Bretagne.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 269, 12 October 1929, Page 9
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97SHIP A TOTAL LOSS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 269, 12 October 1929, Page 9
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