Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-01-28 | Page 1 | Signals Spur Rescue Work for Lost Sub

SIGNALS SPUR RESCUE WORK FOR LOST SUB II Mysterious Tapping Heard in Water Work Rushed to Locate Craft Br By Associated P Press u PORTLAND England Jan 28 28 Mysterious under the water were detected today by the destroyer Thruster on her listening apparatus and the rescue flotilla looking for forthe the sunken submarine M 2 spurred its operations operations op Ope op- op as night fell The destroyer had been in the vicinity vicinity vi vi- of the thc spot where a patch of oil was discovered for several hours when underwater signals were first heard leard There was a group of naval vessels clustered around the scene as darkness darkness darkness dark dark- ness descended and three divers had been sent down although none had succeeded in reaching caching an obstruction located earlier in the da day Hope for the lives of the crew of the he M 2 soared again when a great patch of oil was discovered near the spot pot she was believed to have gone down Diving operations were initiated at once about three miles south of Port- Port land and One man went down in eighteen eight eight- een fathoms of water but was unable to o reach bottom A second diver prepared pre pre- pared to descend Four gr great t cylinders used for lifting liltIng lift lift- ing ng sunken craft to the surface were rushed to the spot where the destroyer Sabre and several seaplanes detected the he presence of oil over an area of four our or five square miles The belief was expressed that if the submarine was beneath that spot here occupants might have deliberately deliberate deliberate- ly released the oil to indicate ind cate their position Several naval officials opined that the crew might be able to keep alive for four days under favorable favorable favor- favor able circumstances