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Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), February 1920, p. 124

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I SQN OPE of salvaging the schooners Cuartes H, Trickey and Mary E. Otys, which piled up on the rocks at Goat island, Me., Jan. 1, was abandoned soon after the vessels- struck. Heavy seas pounded them to pieces. Crews of both vessels were rescued. 2k * * Steamer Wuttroto, which went ashore at Chatham, Mass., on Jan. 1, has been floated. The damage sustained was light. ia '8 os Motor lighter ScoTraLiTE was totally destroyed by fire on Jan. 2, at St. Johns, N..F.- -- ' x oe . 8 Steamer SABINE SUN, which returned to Marcus Hook with slight machinery trouble on Jan. 2, has been repaired and the vessel again put to sea. eo a * A report from New Bedford, Mass., Jan. 2, states that the whaling schooner Arruur V. S. Wooprurr, which sailed from that port early in November for the Cape Verde islands, has probably been lost. : ee, Three-mast schooner Lavinia M. Snow, which went ashore late in De- cember in the Bahamas, has been float- ed and will be repaired. ~*~ * * e Steamer Lexincton, bound from Providence, R. I., to New York, re- cently went ashore off Larchmont, N. Y. Damage was slight and she was later refloated successfully. 2K * 2K Barge Conrewaco, from Philadelphia to Boston, in tow of the tug INTERNA- TIONAL, was forced ashore off Sandy ~ Hook by floating ice on Jan. 5. She was later pulled off without sustaining much damage. x * 8 Schooner AnportnHA, New Orleans to Oporto, went-ashore in entering the port of Leixoes. She was floated and made port leaking badly. * * os Steamer Hyorrnes, from Nantes to Hampton Roads, was recently towed in- to Bona with her machinery out of order. ee Steamer. Cuzco (Italian), New York to Hong Kong, went ashore off Hono- lulu on Jan. -4.. * * * _ Schooner Eva (Danish), from Fogo to Lisbon, returned to St. Johns, N. F., on Dec. 31 after encountering rough weather. She lost her jibboom and part of her bulwarks. Also it was ne- =P RH | Late Flashes On Marine Disasters Brief Summaries of Recent Maritime Casualties-- A Record of Collisions, Wrecks, Fires and Losses vgn cessary to jettison part of her cargo of codfish. ; Shipping board: steamer EASTERN Cross, bound for Liverpool with a cargo of cotton, recently lost her' rud- der and wired for assistance. ko Oe Steamer Porar Sra, from Buenos Aires for Falmouth, went ashore on Jan. 5 at Olinda, Brazil, near Pernam- buco. She went broadside on the rocks. ee OOK Mexican oil tanker San BeERnapo, from Mobile, Ala., to Tuxpan, Mex., went aground late in December off the Southwest Pass, La. eo ek River steamboat AMERICA, largest sidewheeler on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, was damaged by fire at Cincin- nati, recently, while laying up for re- pairs. Damage amounted to $5000. Poe Steamer Cornucopra, from Portland, Me., to Genoa, reported late in Decem- ber that she was making for Ponta Delgada with a disabled rudder. * * * Steamer CRANESNEST, from Norfolk, Va., put into Charleston, S. C., on Dec. 31 with engine trouble. * * * Schooner ELEANor A. PeErcy, from Rio Janeiro for Copenhagen, foundered at sea on Dec. 25. Five of her crew were picked up and landed at Swansea. The remainder are missing. i kk Fishing steamer HoHENLINDEN, which stranded on Barnegat shoal, was floated without assistance on Jan. 2. Her en- gines and steering gear are out of order. She has put into New York for repairs. ee Ok Work of salvaging the schooner Gir- BERT STANCLIFFE, which went ashore recently at North Haven, Me., has _be- gun. ~~ 6 * Schooner Cart R. Tisso (British), which recently cleared from Change islands for Gibraltar with a cargo of fish, was wrecked at Rocky bay, Ham- ilton sound. eee Steamer Laces' (Brazilian), from Philadelphia to Bordeaux, and _ 'the steamer Dartana, from Brixham for Baltimore, both put into St. Michaels, Azores, recently with machinery trou- ble. x oko Schooner Jean L. SUMMERVILLE, which was. adrift for several days in the Gulf of Mexico without a navigator, 124 vinta ILISICLADOCUCAAOUCO ALLO al Me" i her commander, Capt. W. E. Oram cave died, has made port at Mobile A: ee ses When the schooner Sunseam (Cy. ban) turned turtle off the Virginia capes late in December, two members of the crew and five Chinese stow- aways were drowned. Coast guard cut- ter Mannina landed seven survivors of the SunBEAM, including Captain Riverton, four members of the crew two Chinese stowaways and the body of one Chinaman at Norfolk, Va. * k 2K Steamer WywnoocHE went aground near Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., on Jan 8 and was refloated without damage, Coke Steamer City oF TopreKa lost her rudder while crossing Columbia river bar, Portland, Ore, on Jan. 2 * * 1% Steamer Ocrorara, from Bermuda to Norfolk, Va., in tow of the shipping board tug Brrmupa, broke adrift off Cape Hatteras. The tug proceeded to port for coal, abandoning the steamer. ck oe Schooner Matcorm Baxter Jr. from Newport News, Va., to Santa Cruz, Arg., put in at Barbados leaking badly on Jan. 7. Also the schooner has lost several of her sails. 8 * x Steamer CLAN Murvocu_ (British) from Chittagond to New York, put in at Bermuda, on Jan. 8, with her cargo afire. x oe Ox Steamer Sorpetto (British), _ which went ashore at Rocby harbor, N. F, was successfully refloated. Damage sus- tained: was not serious. * * 2K Steamer SxkocHEerm (Norwegian), from Gothenburg to Boston, sustained con- siderable damage to deck fittings, boats and rails during heavy weather through- out the voyage. She docked in Boston early in January. 3K * * Steamer Anton Van Driet (Belgian) was wrecked west of Cape Race on Dec. 29. The entire crew perished. The vessel's home port is Rotterdam. a ae Steamer DunpeE of the Reid-New- foundland line, went ashore at Noggin island in Notre Dame bay, late in De- cember. Her entire crew and 42 pas- sengers were taken off in safety by the steamer CLYDE. oS x Oh Schooner Martowoc recently took fire while docked at Staten island, N. Y.- Fire was soon got under control and the damage sustained was slight.

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