The Archive · 1939

Ship Again Stops at Norway

Stockholm, Oct. 31.

'The City of Flint was again brought Into port at Tromsoe, Norway, yester-Gay, according to a correspondent the' "Dagens Nyheler™ who inter viewed the German Consul Tromsoc, Herr Henrick Jebens, Herr Jebens confirmed reports that the had boarded the City of Flint at} 1 pam, yesterday. "He said the Ger man prize crew and. the Americans Still aboard the City of Flint left the port at 4 pin, at the request of port Buthorites, Herr Jebens declined further comment.

Maritime quarters said the City of! Flint sought fresh" water. The vessel's recent visit to Murmansk, and the similarity of the present stop previous visit here when the German prize crew dropped the crew fof the British s. Stonegate whom they had picked up after the British vessel was sunk, evoked some' con fusion.

It was believed that some other motive had brought the "ship again Into "Tromsoe. Possibly the prize crew was seeking to disembark the American crew, ax they did the crew of the Stonegate, and therefore be fable to manasuvre the City of Flint fas they desired—United Press,

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