Show PLANES SEEK SINKING SHIP OFF WESTERN COAST SAN FRANCISCO May 15 UP An An An S SOS 0 S that a ship had hit a mine and was s sinking 1 king rapidly sent a n flight of search planes and rescue escue craft to the spot Saturday The position was 35 miles off Crescent City at California's Cali Call S f fornias fornia's northern tip A coast guard patrol plane from San Francisco flew over the area as dawn broke brake but sighted nothing Two more search planes from McChord field Washington Washing Washing- ton joined the patrol The S SOS 0 S carried the radio call caU letters This sign had been assigned to the Liberty ship William Willfam E. E Channing Charming But the maritime commission said this vessel was laid up in reserve Such a vessel carries around 40 men More than old Japanese mines have been washed up on an the west coast beaches or have been destroyed in shipping snipping lanes the coast this year The William E E. Channing arrived in Portland April 24 from Yokohama Capt E. E E. E Thorne in charge of mothball ships at Astoria said Saturday she was in her berth there |