It was revealed today that the oil-tanker which was seen to burst into flames, break in half and disappear on Wednesday off the south-west coast fo England, was the—9459-ton Inverdargle.
Of the crew of 46, fourteen British officers and engineers are feared to have lost their lives. The families" of the men have been informed that-they are "missing and believed lost owing to enemy action." The majority of the rest of the crew were West Indians.
An eye-witness who saw the explosion from the shore declared he Observed what appeared to be a submarine beside the doomed vessel.
IL is reported that the Premuda (4427 tons), which went aground on ihe Goodwin Sands on Tuesday night, has been refloated, and the vessel beached.
A German news bulletin published in Tokyo boasted that German aircraft recently "annihilated" two Danish steamers, the Teddy (955 tons) and the Ivan Kondrup (2,369 tons), in the North Sea, says a special commentary here today.
This is a typical instance, not only of German attempts to bully neutrals by deliberate violations of intemational law, but also by deliberate perversion of the truth, as proved by a German news agency on January 10, it is stated.
This agency, the special comment tary adds, quoted a statement by the British Admiralty that the two ships alleged to have been "annihilated" were still afloat and being towed to port.—Reuter, 35 to 40 U-Boats Lost London, Jan. 19.
Germany has lost between 35 and 40 submarines since the war began, the British Broadcasting Corporation's naval observer, Mr. Bernard Stubbs, said in a broadcast here yesterday.—United Press.
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