The Archive · 1932

Another Steamer Meets Accident

Algiers, June 18.

While steaming to assist the British cargo ship Ferndale, which ran ashore. yesterday. on.'Delly's Rock, 50 miles east of Algiers, the British Tanker "Company's 3,87 ton vessel, British Sovereign, struc rock to-day snd had to. bet into Algiers, The -967i-ton liner Fernitale, which is owned by the Australien Commonwealth Line, is now core dered lost. Several of her holds are flooded, Tt is hoped; however, to salvage most of the cargo, including 8

00. tons of zine' and a quantity Bales, of wool 1,00, tons oft led, apples and frozen mutton," fom Hate: nolde which, are, "protected water-tight bulkheads, Phe. captain and some, ofthe Jeyew are remaining on boned) Reuter.

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