CALIFORNIA SHIPWRECK.
STEAMER RUNS. ASHORE,
PILED UP HIGH ON ROCKS.
NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. A. and N.Z. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12.
The steamer Orteric (6696 tons), bound to Eureka, California, to load lumber for the Orient, stranded in a fog on Fish Rock, 70 miles north of San FranciscoHer wireless calls brought two vessels to her aid, and both of these were standing by within a few hours of the vessel going ashore.
Later advices state that the steamer went up high on the rocks, and that her holds filled with water. It was therefore decided to abandon her. At tho time the -wireless message was despatched the Asiatic members of the crew wer© being transferred to the steamer Cotton Plant, while the white members were still standing by tlie wreck.
Tho Orteric is a steel steamer of 6696 tons, owned bv the Bank line. She was built in 1919 "by W. Doxford and Sons, Ltd., of Sunderland, and is registered at Glasgow. She is 412 ft. in length, with a breadth of 65ft., and a depth of 34ft.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18273, 14 December 1922, Page 9
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184CALIFORNIA SHIPWRECK. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18273, 14 December 1922, Page 9
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