STORM AT BAHAMAS.
(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Feb. 24
The Admiralty states that during a severe and sudden storm at Nassau, Bahamas, violent seas broke over the forecastle and upper deck of the cruiser Durban.
Whitaker, a commissioned gunner, sustained two broken ribs, besides other minor injuries, while Renton, a blacksmith, also received severe injuries. Eleven other members of the crew received minor injuries. Duripg the storm three of the boats belonging to the ship were driven ashore, two of them being practically destroyed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 76, 25 February 1930, Page 7
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