Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 1 | Vessel Drifts Helpless at Sea

Vf VESSEL l AI SEA Sf A NORFOLK Va April 27 AP AP- AP Without coal and without food fo for forthe forthe the crew the British steamship was today reported drifting helplessly IY in the Atlantic miles east of Bermuda and approximately ap ap- ap proximately 1000 miles southeast o of Hampton Roads The Tire position of the tho steamer I is far outside the coast guard field o othe of the Norfolk division and no coas coast coastguard guard suard vessel will be sent from this thi this port to her aid Captain Phillip Phillip Scott commandant o of the division said aid Tho The message t telling of the yes yes- Eels sel's plight asked the coast guar guard to broadcast a message o of distress distress' Position of of the steamer was wa given at latitude north an and longitude 56 10 west late last night nigh She is said to be drifting slowly t to the southwest The left eft Antwerp March 7 and Plymouth on MarcIa March 22 for Pensa Pensacola ola and n New I Zealand