USE OF MOTOR-BOATS.
PIRATES !N AEGEAN SEA. VESSELS ATTACKED WITH GUNS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.30 p.m.) ATHENS. Dec. 22. Up-to-date pirates, equipped with speedy motor-boats, are operating in the Jigean Sea, in the vicinity of the Dardanelles. The boats carry guns, with which small shipping is attacked. The latest exploit consisted of an attack on a yawl, which is the property of a wealthy merchant. The fate of the yawl is unknown.
The shipowners have sent an urgent request to the Greek Government to afford protection.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19209, 24 December 1925, Page 11
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89USE OF MOTOR-BOATS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19209, 24 December 1925, Page 11
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