GERMAN BARQUE LOST.
WRECKED OFF THE LIZARD. ALL THE CREW RESCUED. A. and N.'Z. LONDON. Feb. 11. The barque Adelie Vinnen, making her maiden voyage from Bremen 'to Barry, was wrecked off . the Lizard, Cornwall. The lifeboat was unable to reach the ship for some time, and when it did mountainous seas almost washed the boat on to the barque's deck. Twenty men were rescued by the rocket apparatus, but the captain and four officers were unable to reach the rock, so lashed themselves to the rigging all night. When the wind moderated at daybreak they were rescued.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18323, 13 February 1923, Page 7
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