Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-12-06 | Page 1 | Gale Stirs Fear for 5 Vessels

Gale Stirs Fear For or 5 Vessels NEW YORK Dec 6 uP- uP UP Four ships stricken In m a storm over the North A Atlantic antic h had d been unreported for hour hours Friday and it was feared they may have gone to the bottom A fifth apparently was wallowing helplessly in the swept gale-swept sea Iea The Greek steamed Eirini tons she was in need of immediate assistance The vessel vessel vessel ves ves- sel reported her steering gear was broken that the sea was pouring into her engine room and that the storm had swept away her port life boat The Greek freighter fr tons and the British freighter N 2482 tons reported they needed immediate assistance assist assist- ance The British steamed tons was being battered by bya byn a n westerly gale with I a broken steering gear The British steamer Empire T Thunder under reported that her main engine was disabled and that she was wallowing in high seas miles northwest of Scotland