New York, May 15.
The palatial trans-Atlantic liner Olympic to-day rammed and sank the Nantucket Lightship, off New York harbour as the large 46,439- ton White Star passenger ship was ploughing her way through a dense fog to-day.
Four members of the lightship's crew were drowned and, three were rushed to death. Four' others were rescued from the water by lifeboats from the Olympic.
The White Star liner was on the homeward voyage to Europe when the tragic accident occurred. Captain Binks was on the bridge at the time navigating the ship through the heavy fog that made visibility poor that it was impossible to see more than a few feet.
He was navigating by means of the Nantucket lightship's radio beam which gradually faded until it had practically disappeared. Suddenly, the beam came on again full strength directly in the path of the liner but it-was too late.
Damage to the Olympic was nominal.—United Press.
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