The Archive · 1938

LAUNCH CAPSIZES IN 'SYDNEY

Sydney, Feb. 14.

Eighton persons were still missing terday after a double-decked launch following the USS, Louisville down the harbour, capsized and sunk yesterday, Five of 175 passengers were drowned, United States sailors from the Louisville and fifteen "members of the Sydney police band dived over-Joourd to assist in the rescue, Besides the drowned and missing, 175 persons were removed to has pitals for treatment after being rescued. Some of these were ported in a eritleal condition United Press,

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