Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-01-24 | Page 3 | Shipping Imperiled in 50-Mile Gale

SHIPPING IMPERilED IN 3 MllE MILE G GALE l LONDON Jan an 24 P A P A gale gate of 50 0 miles an hour velocity swept western west- west ern rn Europe and the British Isles during during dur- dur ing ng the night There was an accompanying accompanying deluge of rain and thunder and nd lightning High seas led to some anxiety for shipping hipping A Portuguese trawler was Wa sunk unk in the mouth of the Tagus and andt t to wo o of its crew were drowned The Thc liner en route from St SI t. t John to London damaged a rudder rudder ruder rud rud- der er in the Bay of Biscay and broadcast broadcast broad- broad cast ast a distress signal which brought the tho lie Dutch tug Witte Zee to her as as- as Two other tugs already had gone to o help her so the Witte Zee re- re turned The radioed her position to Lloyds as somewhat south of f her course indicating possibly she was being driven by the storm She was not considered in any danger was felt for the British cruiser Canterbury en route from the he Mediterranean although she was man many hours overdue at Plymouth