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Otago Witness, 1 June 1910, Page 32

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LONDON, May 24. The steamer Frank Goddyear sank at Thunder Bay, Lake Michigan, after a collision. Nineteen persons were drowned. The German barque Vinnen, bound from Hamburg for Mexico, collided with and sank the steamer Skerryvore, from , Villarioos for Rotterdam, in the Channel lon the 22nd. The Skerryvore's creAV were ! drowned. May 25. The Skerryvore, which was bound from Spain, was crossing the Vinnen's bows off Hastings at night time during a : choppy sea. The , Skerryvore was struck I abaft the mainmast, and the impact was j followed by a terrific explosion of the boilers. Most of the crew were in their . bunks. The Skerryvore foundered in three minutes. Tlie Vinnen's boats were inistantly lowered, but the eteward was the only survivor. The majority of the victims, except the officers, were foreigners. May 30. The Russian steamshio Lithuania, with 1200 emigrants for New York, ran on the rocks off the Orkneys in a dense fog. Her bows were smashed in. A panic ensued, and many sank to their knees and prayed. When the fog lifted the Lithuania was refloated, and her watertight compartments kept the water from the main hold until the vessel reached the Tyne. ST. PETERSBURG, May 25. The cruiser Gromobois reports that a sailing boat capsized at Kronatadt and that six persons were drowned. BUENOS AIRES, May 27. The barque Swanhilda, bound from Cardiff for Antofaga&ta, is ashore on Staten Island, Argentina. Fifteen of the crew were saved, but the rest were drowned, including' the captain and his wife. SYDNEY, May 27. All hope of the barque Princess Mary being heard of again has been abandoned. She left Sydney for Smoky Bay in February, and has not since been reported. SUVA, May 26. The Amra has returned from the wreck of the Kilburn, bringing the captain and part of the crew. The officers and engineers are standing by the ship. She struck at 5 p.m. on Friday. Rocks have pierced her bottom, and water has come in fore and aft. The reef is nine miles from land, and shoAvs no breakers. The ship is steady, though her back is broken. The captain is communicating instructions to the owners.