It is announced today that. Lieut Commander Nigel John Crassle Commander of the British 1,835-ton destroyer Gipsy, which struck'a mine November 22, died yesterday os 2 result of injuries received in active The 2.463-ton steamer Uskmouth ix the latest British ship to be sunk as a result of German action. Twenty-five members of the crew are missing.
The Dutch liner Spaarndam, which struck a mine yesterday off the: Thames estuary, was ablaze from stem to stern this morning, after being on. fire throughout the night. The vessel, Inowever, did not sink. The Spaarndam was of 6857 tons and was bound from Rotterdam to South America when it struck a mine. Five lost their lives, Including an elderly woman, the only passenger on board.
The Rotterdam-Lloyd liner Sibajak, which was due to leave Rotterdam on November 25, is not leaving at present owing to increased danger at sea, according to an Amsterdam report.
German newspapers in Berne assert that. a Swiss steamer named Helene }has been sunk by a mine in the Eng-Tsh Channel. It is believed the ship [meant is the Helene Kulukundis, 5548 fons. which was one of nine' ships. chartered by" the Swiss Transport Office from a Greek shipping frm. The ship was bound {rom the United [States with a cargo of eereals—Reuter.
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