SENSATION AT CAIRO
SINKING OF AMERIC AN FREIGHTER LONG RANGE BOMBER RESPONSIBLE j (Rec. 1.15 a.m.) London, Sept. 9. j Acording to reliable sources in Cairo a German long range bomber operating from Greece sank the American freighter Seafarer. Tho announcement of the sinking caused a sensation m Cairo where it is realised that any interference with the increasing Red Sea traffic must have far reaching results. It is understood that the attack was made in bright moonlight two hundred miles south of Suez. Twenty-four survivors landed on an island and British warships found the remainder in an open boat. Berlin circles declare that the sinking of the Seafarer need surprise no one. The Italians declared the area a war zone long ago.—U.P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 10 September 1941, Page 6
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