Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-10-04 | Page 32 | Derelict Roams High Seas for over 2 Years

DERELICT ROAMS M HI HIGH SEAS FOR OVER 2 YEARS WASHINGTON Oct 3 AP AP- AP Men Ien who go down to the sea In ships al are speculating about the ear early appearance In West Indian waters of one of the most noted derelicts of ot modern times While the tho navy departments department's hydrographic hy- hy office considers It unusual unusual unusual un un- usual in these days of rapid radio communication and special coastguard coast coastguard guard patrol for a derelict to re remain remain remain re- re main afloat longer than a n. week the masted four-masted British lumber lumber- laden ladel schooner GoV Parr has been roving the high seas for nearly near near- ly iy two years The last definite report received of the Governor Parrs Parr's whereabouts whereabouts- was in October of last year when she floated crewless down along the coast of Africa but the British steamer late In July Tuly uy sighted a derelict miles northeast northeast north north- east of ot the Virgin islands If this proves to be the Governor Parr arr which seems likely it will bethe be bethe bethe the first derelict on record In the hydrographic office to practically cover the circulatory drift of the North Atlantic The Governor Parr set sail from Ingramport N N. S S. for BUenos Aires on September 27 1923 She encountered encountered encountered rough seas lost two of her masts and the American steamer Schodack on October 3 3 1923 took off the crew i Foa Floating In the trans Atlantic n tic shipping lanes with a cargo of a i million and a a. half feet of lumber I the derelict was picked d up by the I coast guard cutter Tampa early ealy In January 1924 and was headed for Halifax Due to rough weather and the weight of ot the waterlogged vesseL vestal ves- ves I seL KP tal the tho f was ast ad adrift In August August of oP r last st year S' S seamen men from the British steamer Zaria Zalla sighted the Governor Parr and boarded her setting her afire She apparently survived this experience for later she was reported off th coast of Portugal and In October last off the coast of Af Africa near the Canary Islands If It the Governor Parr has continued continued continued con con- to remain afloat men conversant con con conversant versant with oceanic conditions be believe believe believe be- be lieve she he would likely likey be carried by bythe bythe bythe the northeast trade winds and the north equatorial curr current nt across the tropical North Atlantic and probably probably ably will be next sighted near the lesser Antilles England and the United States jointly patrol the North Atlantic ocean for tor derelicts but naval men point out that these are hard to sight Often orten derelicts are mistaken for porpoises and some of the forsaken forsaken forsaken for for- II craft turn turtle their hulls being covered with barnacles and seaweed giving them the color of the sea An old American warship the which boasted of an under under under un un- un- un der w water ater water prow w was as used in the latter part of the last century to ram ram derelicts because she was enabled en enabled en- en abed by peculiar construction to tail sail close to these thes menaces to navigation navi navi- gation gatlon General use of radio has nas revolutionized revolutionized revolutionized the dissemination of In Information Information information In- In formation concerning derelicts Urgent Urgent Urgent Ur Ur- gent notice of menacing derelicts forwarded by the captain of a aves yes ves vessel sel eel Is almost immediately broadcast broadcast broadcast broad broad- cast through the radio sending station sta sta- station tion at Annapolis sta-I sta