Defence Minister Declares Ship to Be Fishing Boat Ottawa, Apr. 21 The mystery of the alleged submarine which was reported to have ighted off the Canadian Coast ed up today when Mr. lan the Minister for National Defence, declared that "an investigation shows that the vessel has been ighted—it was not a submarine, but fishing vessel."
Mr. Mackenzie's statement put an end to a "scare" along the Canadian coast, occasioned by reports that a mysterious and unidentified submarine had been sighted off the coast of Nova Scotia. Patrols were immediately sent out to search for the submarine. It was even reported that the submarine had entered Halifax Harbour. The Commander of the Naval Dockyard at Nova Scotia requested all vessels inward bound Which passed the Halifax Pilot Boat shortly after midnight on the night f April 18-19 to communicate with the naval authorities.—Reuter.
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