VOYAGE OF ILL-LUCK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20768, 10 January 1931, Page 9

VOYAGE OF ILL-LUCK.

WRECK AT THE END.

" THE CURSE OF ALLAH."

Superstitious old seamen on Tynside have been attributing the loss of the Newcastle steamer Linkmoor to the "curso of Allah," placed on the ship by Arabs when she left the Tyne. Tho Linkmoor was wrecked off the north coast of Scotland on November 10, after an amazing run of ill-luck.

Members of the crew who arrived at Newcastle three days later said that Arabs put the "curse of Allah" on the ship when the captain refused to sign them as members of his crew of 29. His decision followed the Arab riots in South Shields. Mr. W. Marshall, of South Shields, a steward in the steamer, described the adventures which occurred after the Linkmoor left the Tyne. Ho said: "We put in at Tromso, Norway, and ran on the rocks in the fjords. The ship had 20ft. of water in tho forepeak after she grounded. "Tho damage was repaired, but the next day we left for Liverpool, and lost our steering-gear in a gale. Wo spent nearly a day replacing it, and then, when" wo entered tho Mersey, she developed a list, but was passed as soawort by. "On leaving Liverpool wo experienced heavy weather all the way, and anchored in the Pentland Firth. The storm smashed our. port and starboard anchors and blew us on tho rocks."