Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-15 | Page 1 | Nazis Boast of Sparing Vessel in Convoy Raid to Rescue Crews of 14 Downed Ships

f Nazis Boast Sparing of-Sparing of cf Sparing paring Vessel in CC Convoy Rai Raid T To 0 Rescue CreWs of 14 Downed Ships 1 BERLIN Feb 15 P The P-The The tills tilla of German wa warships i ihas has reported in Inthe the thc past two days sinking 14 British ships in on one Atlantic convoy left one of the vessels afloat to serve as a rescue rescue rescue res res- cue ship for crews of the others N Bo official German n w agency said Saturday I All the merchantmen were wen L armed and defended themselves vigorously the D N B report said and while shells hells fell close to the Germans no German ship was hit A D N B B reporter aboard one of the German ships said the fight was was swift and that and that after the thc first 10 minutes five British ships were in sinking condition The attack start started d Sunday off Port gal But D N B did not Indicate in indIcate indicate in- in the exact position nor did the agency's reporter disclose the types of warships which took part Presumably the one vessel left leftt t to take take- aboard the crewmen from the sunken ships now is under under under un un- der Ger German German an escort ha