BLOCKADE-RUNNER IN COLLISION.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 866, 18 November 1916, Page 9

BLOCKADE-RUNNER IN COLLISION.

I7NPROPITIOUS BEGINNING OF VOYAGE. DEUTSCHLAND SINKS TUG NEAR NEW YORK. Australian aiul N.Z. Cable Association. (Received November 18, 8.50 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 17. The German trans-Atlantic submarine Deutschland, which was sailing from Now York on her return journey to Germany had reached the mouth of Long Island Sound when an escorting tug attempted to cross her bow, in a strong current. The Deutschland was invisible in the darkness, and tarried no lights. The tug was cut in two, and sank in three minutes. The captain was crushed in the wheel-house, and four members of the crew were trapped like rats below. The others on board were saved, including Hineh, the representative of the Deutschland's owners. The Deutschland returned to New London under her own steam, and was docked for examination. The damage sustained by the submarine is unknown, but members of her crew say that she will re-sail in a few days.