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A THRILLING EXPERIENCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright.
(Received August 6, 1 a.m.)
Sydney, August 5. The tug Irresistible had a thrilling experience off Newcastle to-day while towing the barque An dope.
A sudden gale arose with tremendous seas, The Antiope was carrying considerable sail md raced away. She swung the tug round and buried her under a sea almost to the funnel, with-her stern. under. She was on the point of capsizing when the mate with a hatchet severed the line, and' the tug righting herself reached Newcastle without the Antiope. ; v -i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14132, 6 August 1909, Page 5
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