A WHEAT SHIP IN DISTRESS.
heavy GAXEs-i^; Damage. THE SECOND MAT& : WASHED -yj a yy- OVERBOARD.^ ; '-> ■00:0" TWO SEAMEN INJURED . * (Received 9.44 a.m.)SYDNEY, Thursday. ' The ship Prince George, which left Port" Pirie on April' Ist for England, wheat laden, has been towed ih in dis- .-. tress. She experienced a- series of .gales off the coast, and her boats and bridge were carried away, The decks Started, and the vessel was strained. :Oii: the 10th inst!' - especially a severe ; storm- was encountered. The second ; vr- mate, .Mr Carlsen, was washed over- " board and drowned, and two seamen J; were injured.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 April 1907, Page 3
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99A WHEAT SHIP IN DISTRESS. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 April 1907, Page 3
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