18 Missing

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 169, 19 August 1929, Page 7

18 Missing

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.

Australian Press Association-United Service

in marine tragedy Tug Rains And Smks Spanish Steamer DRAMA OFF THE HUMBER

(Beceived This Day, 1 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. IS. Four officers and 14 men aro missing as tlie result of a eollision 30 miles froill the mouth of tlie Humber, in which a large ocean-going tug, Knig's Cross, collided amidships with a Spanish stealucr Ogono, and sank her in six minutes. The crew were unable to lanncli tho boats and juniped overboard, except the steward, who elimbed the aftermast and elung to the shrouds until another vessel rescued him. The King's Cross stoocl by and picked up eight of the Ogono's crew. The eollier, Starlight, saved a ninth. and a third vessel a tenth and also recovered the body of tlie wireless operator. The King's Gross, whose stem was badly buckled, brouglit the body and survivors to Grimsby. Mr Ugaldo, second mato on _ the Ogono, the only officer saved, said he ■saw from the bridge the King's Cross' lights approaehing and lieard _ two syren blasts The eollision immediately followt, '• , He and five shipniates _ clung to the overturned kleboat until rescued.