Swedish Steamer. Damaged Off Dutch Coast. Amsterdam
The Swedish steamer Svarton has arrived at Ymuiden seriously damaged by either a mine or a torpedo, near the Dutch coast…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1915
215 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 11
Walsh Island Steamer. Landing-place Trouble
There was a serious dislocation of work at Walsh Island yesterday, arising from a difficulty in regard to the landing-place for employees…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Aeroplanes. Miss a Steamer London
Two German aeroplanes dropped bombs near the Glasgow steamer Dalblair, when off the Essex coast. No damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carriage of Contraband. Swedish Steamer Seized. Copenhagen
The Swedish steamer Blenda has been seized. She embarked a large cargo of guns at Copenhagen, ostensibly destined for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Thordis. Captain's Story Verified. London
[?] Norwegian steamer Thordis, the [?] of which claims to have rammed [?] sunk a German submarine near [?] Head, has been examined in dry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Fire at Sea. an Oil Tank Steamer. Cargo Gets Ablaze. London
The Norwegian oiltank steamer Lahabra, with 10,000 tons of benzine, has reached the Tyne. She was on fire amidships for two days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hazardous Salvage Work. Empress of Ireland Wreck
Although lost some months ago, salvage work on the ill-fated Empress of Ireland has only recently drawn to a close in the St. Lawrence River. Probably no sunken…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Netherlands Steamer. Torpedoed Off Britain London
The Holland-America Company's steamer Noor de Ruyk, which had left for America, is returning to Rotterdam badly damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chased by a Submarine. Steamer Escapes. London
A German submarine chased the China [?] Ningehow, bound from Ymulden is Glasgow, for twenty minutes, of [?] End…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Steamer Sunk. Another Escapes London
In steamer Bensgrove, 3340 tons, were [?] and sunk off infracombe, in the [?] Channel on Sunday. [?] members of the crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Steamer Blenda. Detained in Denmark Copenhagen
The Danish authorities will permit the Swedish steamer Blenda, 1038 tons, to sail if she goes direct to Dedeagatch, the Bulgarian seaport on the Aegean, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Wrecked Zeppelin. Supposed to Be L9. Paris
It is rumoured that the wrecked Zeppelin, L9, sighted in the Channel a few miles from Boulogno, were apparently one of the three which have been manoeuvring…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Huddart, Parker Steamer
On January 18 the steel screw steamer Hebburn was launched by Blyth Ship-building and Dry Docks Company, Ltd. This steamer, which measures 370ft by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suspect Steamer. Detained by Denmark. Copenhagen
The Danish authorities will not allow the Swedish steamer Blenda to sail. They are satisfied that her cargo of 3000 automatic guns is meant for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Airship Wrecked, Near Ghent. Amsterdam
A Parseval airship has been wrecked in a wood near Ghont. Part of the crew were saved, and two injured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swedish Steamer Sunk. London
A steamer, believed to be Swedish, has been mined and sunk off Scarborough. Two of the crow were killed, and the rest picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Steamer Seized. Neutrality Not Respected. Copenhagen
A German cruiser seized in the Baltic the Norwegian steamer Bryssel, from America to Stockholm, laden with oil. A British vessel had previously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Ruse. to Trap a Steamer London
The passenger boat Great Southern, running between Rosslare and Fishguard, noti[?]ced a two-funnel steamer endeavouring to head her off. The steamer then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Steamer's Escape. Paris
The French steamer Campinas just escaped being torpedoed at Cherbourg by taking refuge alongside a neutral ship. Destroyers chased the submarine, which,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swedish Steamer Sunk. Six Persons Killed. London
The Swedish steamer Hanna was sunk off Scarborough. Fourteen persons were saved and six lost, the batter apparently being killed by the explosion…
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