SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
GREEK STEAMER SUNK. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright.) (Received Feb. 7, 10.5 a.m.) LISBON, February 6. The Greek steamer Dimetries sank after a collision with the French liner Lutetiane at Cape Rucia. Four of the Dimitries' crew and five of the Lutetiane's crew who went to the rescue, are' missing. > "'"■' \ ■ FREMANTLE, % Fe^ruary l 7. .* r **": £ The "'wrecked"' vessel* Canberra ''Warrai * ■[ was fully insured.- The contract,, which' provided for '• her delivery at Sydney, i still holds good. The vessel lies ' m : .- tliirty fathoms of water, and salvage is improbable. ♦ The crew m the mate's boat had a rough experience. After '-.•■-, landing the boat and supplies were t washed away. The men tramped 20 ' miles barefooted^ and suffered severely •*. from heal and thirst. ————-—-__———-_-_
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13299, 7 February 1914, Page 3
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