Ship Almost Broken In Two Travels 400 Miles

Northern Advocate, 12 February 1940, Page 5

Ship Almost Broken In Two Travels 400 Miles

LONDON. February 10. The British steamer Chagres <5406 tons) sank after an enemy attack off the North-West Coast. v - Thc master. Captain Hugh Roberts, who was awarded the 0.8. E. for shaking off a submarine on September 7, was among 62 saved of the 64 members of the crew. With a huge hole in her hud, the Fulch motor tanker Ceroma <BO9O tons) has limped into a British port. She was torpedoed 10 days ago and since then has travelled 400 miles almost broken in two and joined only by the twisted wreckage of her deck amidships. The Newcastle steamer Gripfast (1109 tons), which has been aground since a German bombing attack upon her last week, has been refloated and towed to port. Nazi Claim Refuted. The Dutch steamer Burgerdijk (6853 tons) reported by radio that she was sinking off the South-East Coast after a collision. The British steamer Oregon (6000 tens), which the Germans claimed to have sunk on February 2, was towed into the River Tagus, Portugal, today. A n agency message says the vessel was disabled by losing a propellor.