FIRE ON SPEED BOAT
MISS BRITAIN 111 ENGINE BURSTS INTO FLAMES. LONDON, September 24. Making its first appearance since its return from America, Scott-Paine's Miss Britain 111 caught fire in Poole Harbour in attempting to break the late Sir Henry Segrave's record, in the presence of thousands of spectators. , While traversing the course at_ 80 miles an hour the engine burst into flames. Scott-Paine and, his mechanic fought the fire with an extinguisher, and dozens of motor boats rushed to their aid and subdued the flames. The engine and rear portion of the boat were burnt out. The hull is intact. HIGH RATE OF SPEED REACHED. LONDON, September 25. (Received Sept. 26, at 0.30 a.m.) Prior to the fire Scott-Paine attained a mean speed of 95.08, beating Miss Betty Carstairs's sea mile record of 86.21 and Sir Henry Segrave's unofficial record for single-engined boats of 92.78.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22068, 26 September 1933, Page 7
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