MUTINY ATTEMPT FOILED
BRITISH CAPTAIN’S STAND HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 26. A remarkable statement of an attempted mutiny on board the threemasted British schooner F 3„ P. Theriault, 326 tons, was made by Captain George Corkuv when the ship arrived at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, from Turks Island, Bahamas. AY bile loading salt, he said, the crew, nearly all foreigners, refused to work, took their clothes ashore, sold them and bought rum. On returning they attempted to seize the ship. Having failed, they tried to take a small lighter to goi ashore. The captain held them off and hoisted signals for assistance. The mutineers divested themselves of most of their clothing, plunged into the sea, and swain ashore. No other seamen were available, So the captain, the mate and a boy hoisted the sails and made the 1400-mile voyage in stormy weather in 15 days without serious mishap.
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Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 137, 23 January 1939, Page 2
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