Boston, May 11.
Twenty fishermen in lifeboats were lost off the coast of New England when they attempted to rescue fellow-fishermen aboard two boats that collided in the northern waters, the Coast Guard Service announced today.
The two boats were the Edith Rose of Gloucester and the Isabelle Parker of Boston. Nine men from these vessels were picked up the scene of the accident by the oil-tanker, Amacitia, 60 kilometres off Yarmouth.
Three swift vessels, the Cayuga and Thetis of Boston and the Argo of Provincetown, have already been despatched to search for the missing fishermen. Seaplanes will also take up the search tomorrow.—Havas.
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