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Otago Witness, Issue 3397, 23 April 1919, Page 46

CAPTURED BY THE MOEWE. THE OTAKI'S GALLANT FIGHT. AUCKLAND, April 8. Among the officers on the Westmoreland, which brought the Pioneers back home, is Mr B. M'Nish, who was chief offioer of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Otaki when 6he was sunk by the raider Moewo on March 10, 1917. Mr M'Nish tells a thrilling story of the fight, and says the Otaki's gunners put up some good shooting, but .had no chance with the heavily-anned German vessel. Mr M'Nish, the carpenter, and the captain were the last on the Otaki, and the captain went down with his ship. Mr M'Nish and the carpenter took to the water. "Three-quarters of an hour afterwards, ' he said, "we were picked up by the Moewe. There was an attempt by the prisoners from other ships to mutiny when we fought the raider, but this had been quelled, and we found her to be in pretty bad condition. She had been hit by seven shells, and was badly on fire. It took 36 hours to extinguish the flames. We were given shocking a'Xiommodation while we wero on the way to Kiel, and after arrival at that port I spent my term of captivity at six different camps, being released in December of last

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