Mine Strikes Pier Houses and Boats Wrecked Bergen (Norway)
A mine exploded when it struck a pier near Haugesun. Three houses, were blown up and seven boats wrecked, while tons of water showered on…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1940
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U.S. Steamer Detained London
The United States steamship Manhattan was detained at Gibraltar on Saturday night as the cargo was not covered by a Navicert. The ship was…
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The driver and conductor of a motor omnibus were admitted to hospital suffering from injuries, and the vehicle was wrecked when it ran over a curve…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Bombed Master and Two Others Believed Killed London
The master and two men of the steamer Upminster are believed to have been killed and two others wounded when the ship was bombed…
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The steamer [?]edville was sunk in the North Sea last week when she struck a mine. The Swedish steamer May, under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →5 Killed in N.Z. Terrific Storm Crops Ruined, and Launches Wrecked Wellington (N.z.)
One of the worst gales on record struck Auckland Province yesterday afternoon, resulting in the deaths of five people, the ruination of crops, and…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday. —One of the worst gales on record struck Auckland Province yesterday afternoon, resulting in the…
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The liner Merkur went ashore off the coast of Northern Australia early yesterday. Advice to this effect was received by the owners, Burns, Philp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liner Ashore on North Australian Coast Sydney
The liner Merkur went ashore off the coast of Northern Australia early to-day. Advice to this effect was received by the owners, Burns, Philp…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vessel Wrecked on Pacific Island Suva
The Tutulla, engaged in the Apia-Pago Pago (Samoa) service, has been totally wrecked on the coast of Tutulla Island. The wrecking occurred on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greek Steamer Sunk Twelve Believed Drowned London
The Greek steamer Asteria struck a mine and sank in the North Sea. Eleven members of the crew and the English pilot are feared to have been drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosion in Powder Factory Sabotage Suspected by Scotland Yard Hundreds Interrogated Blast Heard 90 Miles From London Nitro-Glycerine in Nearby Shed Would Have Wrecked Whole District LONDON
Scotland Yard is investigating the suspected sabotage plot at the Royal Gun-Power Factory at Waltham Abbey. North London, where an explosion yesterday resulted in five men being killed and others being injured (as briefly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunted Steamer Strikes Rock Copenhagen
Russian planes stopped the steamer Kastor in the Baltic. She took a new course, struck a rock and sank. The crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swedish Steamer Torpedoed New German Submarine "Can Be Built in a Month" London
The Swedish steamer Pajala (6873 tons) was torpedoed without warning but the crew of 35 were saved and landed at a Scottish port…
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A report from Toulon states that the steamer Orazio Genoabo, with 600 passengers aboard, was on fire 100 miles from Barcelona. An S.O.S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Steamer on Fire S.O.S. in Mediterranean London
A report from Toulon states that the steamer Orazio Genoabo, with 600 passengers aboard, was on fire 100 miles from Barcelona. An S.O.S…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest (Second Edition) Italian Steamer Ablaze in Mediterranean Passengers and Crew Leap Into Sea Genoa
The officials of the Italian line state that three boats are missing from the steamer Orazio which is ablaze in the Mediterranean. It was…
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The Danish steamer Foxen sank after an explosion in the North Sea…
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The 10,000 ton German steamer which went aground on the west coast of jutland is the Claus Rickmers, which was bound for Germany from…
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A steamer placed up 19 members of the crew of the steamer Sydfold, which is Believed to have been sunk off the coast of Scotland. Another ship is…
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