The Archive · 1939

Landed Safely Picked Up by U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat

Wrecked Trawler Crews

Yarmouth, N.S., May 13, All 47 members of the combined crews of the fishing schooners Isabelle Parker and Edith C. Rose have been landed safely on the seaboard at various points between Yarmouth and Great Wash Island, "Maine, reports reaching here last night indicated.

The men were set adrift on rough seas in light dories after the two schooners went down on Wednesday 150 miles north-east of Boston following a collision.

The body of the only victim of the collision, Mr. Frank Nickerson, also was landed safely, the reports said. He died of a heart attack shortly arter the collision.

The men set out for the coast in dories poorly stocked with.food and water and if was feared they might be lost on the rough seas. Three United States coast guard cutters and a coast guard plane were orderterday to search for the missing seamen.—United Press.

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