A Total Loss
WRECKED CITY OF NORWICH HIGH SEAS HINDER RESCUERS (Per Press Association) SUVA, December 5. The Norwich City is reported to be a total loss. Five white men and six Arabs were drowned when the vessel struck. There are 21 still on the island. The three rescued are aboard the Trongate. Enormous seas are hampering rescue work. A rocket line was sent ashore, also water and provisions. The captain, officers and the engineer of the wrecked vessel are safe. ALL SURVIVORS RESCUED. (Per Press Asssociation) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Secretary of the General Post Office advises that the following wireless message lias been received from the superintendent of the Apia radio regarding the wreck of the Norwich City: “The Trongate has rescued the survivors (24 ) from the Norwich City.”
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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 145, 6 December 1929, Page 2
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131A Total Loss Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 145, 6 December 1929, Page 2
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