COOK DISAPPEARS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 11

COOK DISAPPEARS

LOST FROM TRAWLER BAY OF PLENTY TRAGEDY (Per Press Association.) % AUCKLAND, last night. When the trawler James Cosgrove v.as in the Bay of Plenty on Sunday evening, the ship’s cook, Geoigi Leaden, disappeared and lias not been seen since. Th.„ incident occurred 'luring hue weather, when the vessel was about seven miles off Malata, the nearest land. The man was seen sitting in the galley at t>.4o p.m. and, shortly afterwards, lie could not: be. foil ml - 'the vessel was searched fore and alt and then she cruised for II hours in the area where she had been when Human was last seen. The search, however, was fruitless and, after it was discontinued, tin* trawler.left for Auckland, when 1 the man’s disappearance was reported to rhi> Marine Department, and the police. i'll o missing cook was an Englishman about 40 years of age and it is understood that lie was single. He always made his home on board when the vessel was in port.