EXPLOSION AT SEA
BOCCACCIO NOT CARRYING ARMS United Press Association—By Electrio Tel egraph —Copyrlgh t (Received November 21, 6.30 p.m.) PARIS, November 20. The solicitors for the owners of the Boccaccio intimate that the vessel carried no bombs or explosives but only general cargo . None of their steamers trade in Spanish ports. The Italian steamer Boccaccio sank after an explosion off Ushant. The crew was rescued by a Dutch steamer. The French journal “Le Soir’” said the Boccaccio was going to Spain with a cargo of bombs.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19371122.2.49
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20891, 22 November 1937, Page 8
Word Count
87EXPLOSION AT SEA Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20891, 22 November 1937, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.