LIFEBOATS RAMMED
JAPANESE RUTHLESSNESS NEW DELHI, Jan. 7.
Sixteen British and Indian merchant seamen have reached shore, the survivors of a crew of 72, many of whom were drowned when a Japanese submarine rammed their boats after sinking the freighter off the Indian coast. One survivor said that the submarine, after sinking the ship, began methodicaliy ramming and machine-gunning the men in the boats and on the rafts.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19440110.2.46
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 25429, 10 January 1944, Page 3
Word Count
68LIFEBOATS RAMMED Otago Daily Times, Issue 25429, 10 January 1944, 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