British Steamer Stopped GIBRALTAR
A loyalist armed trawler fired on and stopped the British steamer Etrib, bound from Haifa to Liverpool with oranges, off Europa Point. She…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1937
185 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 10
British Steamer Stopped by Spanish Vessel London
A message from Gibraltar states that a Government armed trawler fired on and stopped a British steamer bound to Liverpool, with oranges, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Reprisal No. 2" Another Steamer Seized Berlin
The German Minister for Propaganda last night admitted that two Spanish steamers had been involved with German warships in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Warship Seizes Spanish Steamer Reprisal for Detention Of Passenger Vessel Apprehension Grows in France Franco-British Blockade Suggested To Prevent Intervention LONDON
The German cruiser Koenigsberg to-day seized the Spanish ore-carrying steamer Soton, of 1376 tons, and made prisoners of the crew. The Soton was in Spanish territorial waters when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Steamer Detained London
A Russian message, states that the Soviet steamer Postischev, en route to Gente was detained by the rebels near Gibraltar and later released…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shipwrecked Among Sharks
A London cables reports a terrifying experience aboard a wrecked steamer surrounded by sharks when the Bury Hill struck a reef off Dakar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crew of Loyalist Ship Put Ashore by German Cruiser London
It was reported from Santander (Northern Spain) to-day that the commander of the German cruiser Koenigsberg telegraphed the Governor of San…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thirty-Two Believed Drowned Ship Breaks Up in Fierce Gale Off North Coast of Scotland Eight Swim Ashore Women and Children Among Missing LONDON
It is feared that 32 lives have been lost at sea off the north coast of Scotland, During a terrific sale in the early hours the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Shipwreck Lost Believed to be 30 LONDON
It is ascertained that thirty lives were lost in the wreck of the Joanna Thorden. The lifeboat, in which there were originally 25 persons, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pilot Injured Removed From Wreck by Father Auckland (N.z.)
An Air Force aeroplane crashed Into the sea at Wahcke yesterday, and the pilot, N. Wiles, was seriously injured. It was stated that Wiles flew low…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Believed to Be Wrecked Sydney
During a heavy gale at Rakino Island, New Zealand, this morning, the scow, Rangi, is believed either to have foundered or been driven ashore. One…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Shipwreck Only Six Bodies Recovered London
Thirty lives were lost in the wreckage of the Finnish motor vessel Johanna Thorden, off the Pentland Firth yesterday. The wreck of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Loyalist Crew Released From Captured Steamer London
The crew of the Spanish loyalist ship Arapon, which was seized by the German Navy as a reprisal for the seizure of the cargo of the German…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Helpless Steamer Rescue Almost Impossible OSLO
Nineteen men aboard a sinking Norwegian steamer, Trym, are facing imminent death in mountainous seas in the North Sea. The Norwegian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hidden Wreck Struck Only 100 Out of 400 Saved Canton
Terror-stricken passengers Jumped madly to their death to-day, when a crowded junk struck a submerged wreck in a dense fog while…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sea Tragedies Finnish Ship Wrecked Whole Crew Believed. Lost Panic on Chinese Junk Oslo
The crew of 20 of the Finnish steamer Aavenia, which grounded near Cristiansund (Norway), are believed to have perished. Fishermen to-day found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melee on Steamer Bound for Australia Capetown
The crew of the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Maimoa (8011 tons) are on strike and the vessel, with a valuable cargo for Australia on board, is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crew Rescued From Norwegian Steamer Several Injured One Dies Oslo (Norway)
The crew of 20 of the Norwegian cargo steamer Karmt, which was battered by heavy seas for days, has been rescued by means of a breeches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Subjects Leave Malaga Telephone Communication Wrecked in Madrid London
In view of the situation that has developed at Malaga, where in recent bombardments the British Consulate suffered consider damage the…
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