SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13957, 17 July 1909, Page 5

SHIPPING CASUALTIES.

, MISHAP TO SUBMARINES. Association-By Telegraph-Copyright LONDON, July'ls. A passing steamer collided with, tho submarines. Lieutenants Brodie and Watkius were rescued, and twelve men were drowned. The submarines were preceding from the Thames for the approaching spectacle. Submarine Cl 7 is afloat. .; ■-

STEAMER AMONG THE FLEET. SERIES OF COLLISIONS. Received 9.10 p.m., July 16tli. LONDON, July 16. The enrgo steamer Eddystone, bound for Hull, during a dense fog on the Norfolk Coast, ran among the submarines at midnight, colliding with Cll. Simultaneously Clo arid Cl 7 mutually collided in endeavouring to avoid the Eddystone, t CI7 being badly damaged. *, ■

CARGO ON FIRE. Received 10 p.m., July 16th. LONDON, July. 16 The North Lloyd's steamer Borkum, from Bremen and Natnl for Australia, has arrived at Mauritius with fire among the cargo, some: of which was jettisoned. ■ , A SAD MISTAKE. ADELAIDE, July 16. A passenger by the. steamer.' Suva, which passed Middleton reef. on.June 27th, and who, on the previous voyage, photographed the wreck of tho Annasona, Saw on tliti' last' occasion w'fiat he topic to he \ artotber* wreck on the reef, fte called the '' attention to it, but 'tho latter 'said it was an old wreck,, and that,;sometimes at low water two hulls were visible.