Throughout the night the seas Proved too heavy as the gale whipped down from the north-west, lashing the seas furiously, but with dawn a short lull set in, whereupon eight men from the American freizh'er volunteered, manned a life-boat and pulled away for the Norwegian boat.
The two women and 22 members of the crew of the Smaragd were with some difficulty gotten into the boat and after a dangerous and breath-taking voyage were brought safely aboard the American boat.
The master of the Schodack reported by radio that the entire complement of the Norwegian tanker had been safely removed. The Norweg: ians revealed that a leak near the bow of their vessel had developed rapidly yesterday and by midnight it was feared that her heaviness forward might. result in a quick plunge to the bottom under the lash of the gale and the pounding of the giant seas. The s. Smaragd, a 1,181- ton, tanker, was bound for: Europe from Norfolk," Virginia—United Press.
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