HIGH SEAS DRAMA.
SAILORS FACE DEATH. ' EFFORT TO SAVE COMRADE. That there are British sailors in these days no less skilful and brave than in Nelson's time is shown by the conduct of the crew of the sailing ship Garthpool. When that vessel, bound to Adelaide, was in the famous 44 roaring 'forties," between South Africa and the Australian coast, ,James Maddocks, an 18-year-old sailor, fell overboard. The ship was running before a heavy sea at 12 knots with a rising wind and low barometer, but it was at once hove to, and volunteers were called to man the lifeboat. All hands, promptly answered the call, even at the risk of their lives. With water washing over them the boat's crew pulled about as far as they were able in seas which nearly swamped their craft, and meanwhile the ship itself had to bo handled carefully. After aa extensive search no trace of the boy could be found, and reluctantly the boat returned to the ship. The would-be rescuers had to watch their chance to scramble on board again. The only account of the incident was a meagre report in the log book as though it were an everyday occurrence.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19932, 28 April 1928, Page 2 (Supplement)
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200HIGH SEAS DRAMA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19932, 28 April 1928, Page 2 (Supplement)
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