SHIPWRECKED CREW.
HAIL THE ORSOVA. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRIGHT. (Received June 21, 10.30 a.m.) FREMANTLE, June 21. During the passage to Colombo the Orsova picked up a crew of three men in an open boat flying the Russian ensign. It proved to be the chief officer and Wo of tho crew of the Russian steamer Baron Driescn, ashore near Gardafui. The boat was seeking assistance, and sighted several ships prior to the Orsova. They all made off at top speed, thinking it to he a German trick. The Orsova visited the stranded ship and found no immediate danger. The crew is safe.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144711, 21 June 1915, Page 3
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102SHIPWRECKED CREW. Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144711, 21 June 1915, Page 3
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