A BARQUE ASHORE.
THE CREW SAFE
ADELAIDE. November 2
A lad who arrived by the Kingscote to-day. reported the wreck of the French barque Montebele. which left Hobart on the 7th, in ballast for Port Pirie. The lad met some of the crew, which numbers forty all told, who informed him that the barque went ashore early on Sunday morning, near Cape Diconedi. the south-west extremity of Kangaroo Island. The weather was exceedingly rough and they were trying to make for Cape Borda, but missed the light. They were not aware they were near land till the vessel struck. All hands got safely ashore, though one seaman was rather seriously injured. They are now camped in a shelter hut near the scene of the wreck. Provisions have been sent and the Government steamer despatched with assistance. The crew are all Frenchmen. There is difficulty in obtaining details.
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8061, 21 November 1906, Page 3
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