GALLANT SERVICE AT SEA
AWARD OF LLOYD'S MEDAL. British Official Wireless (Received October 22, 6.30 p.m.i RUGBY, October 20. Lloyd’s Sliver Medal for meritorious services, which is awarded to those who "by extraordinary exertion, contribute to the preservation of vessels and cargoes from perils of all kinds," has befen presented to Captain D. L. C. Evans, for his handling of the Holt liner "Phemius,” during the hurricane last November. The “Phemius,” which encountered a hurricane with wind of 200 miles an hour, when between Cuba and Colon, was greatly damaged by wind and seas. For days, the Captain and crew worked with the utmost gallantry In terrible conditions, finally being towed Into Kingston.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19627, 23 October 1933, Page 7
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113GALLANT SERVICE AT SEA Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19627, 23 October 1933, Page 7
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