A NARROW ESCAPE
METAGAMA—CLARA CAMUS COLLISION. CAPTAIN’S PRESENCE OF MIND. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Sun Cable). VANCOUVER, June 22. There were 700 passengers aboard the Metagama when she collided with the Clara Camus. Both vessels were seriously damaged. The Metagama has arrived at dock. The Clara Camus was beached. The Metagama’s passengers tell a story of wonderful seamanship. The cabins were stove in, but fortunately the occupants were at breakfast. The passengers rushed on deck as the ship was sent reeling by a heavy blow on the starboard side. The captain immediately flooded the port ballast tanks, listing the ship over so as to raise the gaping hole on the starboard side out of water. The passengers behaved splendidly, the mess boy playing the bagpipes as the big ship heeled over at a dangerous angle. The captain's prompt action saved the vessel from foundering.
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Southland Times, Issue 19278, 24 June 1924, Page 5
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143A NARROW ESCAPE Southland Times, Issue 19278, 24 June 1924, Page 5
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