MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
OP THREE FISHERMEN IN A TERRIFIC IMPACT (Per Press Association). TIMARU, Last Night. Three Timaru fishermen —Messrs A. Bell, R. Lattimer and N. P. Bracefield —had a miraculous escape from injury or drowning at 3.30 this morning, when the fishing launch Bessie, of which they were the crew, was rammed by the Canterbury Company’s motor-vessel Breeze, a few miles off
the coast opposite Pareora. When the collision occurred Mr Bell and Mr Lattimer were sleeping below, and the impact jammed the hatch, inn prisoning Ithem. They managed to
escape through the engine-room, and got free before fhe launch dived into 12 fathoms of water. After struggling in the sea for about 10 minutes they were picked Up by a boat from the Breeze.
Through what is thought to have heen a misunderstanding between the two vessels the Bessie came directly across the bow of the Breeze, which was making 10A knots, and was struck a terrific blow slightly astern midships.
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Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 188, 17 August 1935, Page 2
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