"ALL OVER"
ITALIAN SUBMARINE DISASTER
MESSAGES PROM Pl 4
TO SISTER SHIP
United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. Australian Press '* Association
ROME, 11th August
The bodies of the submarine victims were interred in the- presence of the whole of the armed forces at Pola.
The first complete account of the dramatic dialogue preceding salvage has now been published. The sister, ship Flf> which was searching for the position, sent out repeated messages to whicli came a feeble reply from a radio telephone: "We hear you come nearer." Ten minutes afterwards the following words were heard: "Come nearer; you are too far to the left; turn more to the right." Then later —"We are at an angle of 70; move forward slowly."
An hour later this message was heard—" We've dropped all the ballast. Tell us if salvage is proceeding." The Fl 5 answered —"Yes; big pontoons and. cranes are coming from Pola." Later in the afternoon the following was heard—"We 24 are safe forward; three perished. Hurry; gas coming." This was followed a few minutes later by—"We are breathing gas; suifocat-: ing; hurry." Then finally came last the feeble words—"We feel it is all over. Viva It " •
The last word • was obviously Italia, but it was uncompleted.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 13 August 1928, Page 5
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206"ALL OVER" Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 13 August 1928, Page 5
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