10,000-ton Ship; British Merchantman Sinks U-Boat London, Jan, 10.
ICTIM of a Nazi mine, the 10,000-ton Union Castle liner Dunbar Castle, sank yesterday off the south-east coast of England. 'The liner was' outward bound to the Cape with 200 passengers and crew. The explosion, whi h crumpled the bridge and decks and blew out the foremast, killed the commander, Captain H. E. Causton, and two members of the crew. All the passengers, numbering about 48, got away in the ship's boats, and after drifting] about in the Channel were picked up and brought ashore by a coastal motor barge.
Survivors report that the ship was broken by the explosion. There was a huge crack in the v jessd and she broke in two before sinking about bult-an-hour afte the explosion. The liner sailed at 9 am, yesterday, and shortl ly after lunch a terrific explosion violently shook the ship.
Lights went out and the liner began to list to the starboard, Through the flames with her apron There were no signs of panic. Sur-alight, When next T saw her she vivers related on landing that after was rowing in one of the lifeboat the explosion, in the darkness and 'The Dunbar Castle was built smoke, they tried {0 run to their 1930, cabins' to collect clothes and valu-fables, but did not succeed and lost Nazi Terror Tactics Resumed everything.
London, Jan. 10.
"When we eventually scrambled to In a fresh outbreak of terror tac the deck," one survivor told Reuter, tics "against "merchantmen, fishing the ship was. listing badly. We smacks and other peaceful vessels were ordered to get life bells and put yesterday by German airmen, by far them on, Lifeboats were already the most murderous attack was' that swung out for us and we got in. We on a Trinity House vessel, which got away in the lifeboats and even-was unusually full as it was on retually we were picked up by a motor work.
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Injured men told how a German Several children were aboard, in-plane dropped bombs, several hitting, eluding two five-year old tins, but the vessel, and then, as the men raced one of them seemed any the worse {0 lifeboats, the machine swept down for their experience. Passengers paid and machine-gunned them until the high tribute to the children's calm-boats were riddled, and injured lay ness after the explosion and while all over the dock. Some of the in-they were in the boats. The twins jured are now in hospital, gravely slept peacefully last night at a south.
MI with bullet and splinter wounds. feast coast port as if nothing had Reasons for the Admiralty's retie-happened to disturb their daily life. cence over certain items of news were 'Tribute Paid to Captain Josed today, writes Reuter's naval correspondent.' German radio brond-Passengers and crew alike joined casts frequently make claims of sink-in paying tribute to Captain Causton, ings with the hope of provoking re-He was'on the bridge, which was plies "which might give them some wrecked by the explosion, Although information of value. For instance, mortally injured, he endeavoured to 8 few days ago a German announcer Yeach the cabin and secure the ships asked: "Where is the Exeter?" and papers, "He was found by a seaman, Implied that the eruiser—one of the Tying dead at the cabin door. three which fought the pocket-battle.
Some of the worst suifercrs were ship Admiral Graf Spee—had herself those who were working in the gal-been' stink. This claim was ley. Several had their clothes blown doubtedly made as a "feeler." for the off them, and a number were scorched Germans do not know where LEAES by burning oil and fat, which was Exeter ix refitting. The British Ad-flung in all directions." A. member morally does not propose to be irfof the crew, although wounded in Fitated into making a reply of the the head, nursed a baby in one of ature the Germans are. seeking,—the boats.
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