TORPEDOED BY GERMANS
SWEDISH MOTOR SHIP MIAMI, May 31. A German submarine torpedoed the Swedish motor ship Industria off the Brazilian coast, and took prisoner the vessel’s three officers-. This was revealed by survivors who reached Miami. Sweden has already protested to Berlin against the violation of neutrality. It is the first known instance of Germans taking prisoner Swedish sailors. The Industria is the tenth Swedish vessel reported to have been sunk in American waters.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19430602.2.51
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 25241, 2 June 1943, Page 3
Word Count
75TORPEDOED BY GERMANS Otago Daily Times, Issue 25241, 2 June 1943, Page 3
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in