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Suez Canal
from
Workington Harbour
trance
en-
room and boiler rooms. Arrived Kirkwall in tow Feb. 8.
Nearly broken in two. Afterpart
moved
partly clear. Salvage or demolition being undertaken.
missing.
Aground, bow water 18 injured, 11 borne, engine room and forward bunker flooded.
Steering gear and engine damaged. Arrived Workington.
Date.
Name and
Tonnage.
Nationality. Cargo.
From-
To-
Merchant Vessels (excluding Commissioned Merchant Vessels) of all tonnages REPORTED damaged by Enemy Action.
Casualties to Crew. Other Remarks.
Cause.
In convoy
Position.
Extent of Damage.
or not.
Jan. 28
Ruth I
Norwegian
Halifax
(3,531 tons)
West
Hartlepool
A/C.
Not
55.45' N., 13.25′ Not known W.
2 wounded.
Feb. 2
Waziristan
British
Ballast :.
Tees
Halifax
A/C..
Yes
120 miles W.S.W. of Faroes
12 ft. water in engine-
(5,135 tons)
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Mine
Not
Suez Canal
Mine
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Feb. 7
Scottish
British
Mine
1 mile
Co-operator
(513 tons)
Feb. 7
M/V Tanker
Dutch
Alexandria Tobruk
Mine
Off Tobruk
Not stated
Not stated.
Adinda
(3,359 tons)
Feb. 8
Henri Jasper
Belgian
(5,760 tons)
General Cardiff and fuel
Freetown
Mine
Feb. 9
Dagmar I
British
Fruit
Malaga
Clyde
A/C.
(2,471 tons)
Abandoned. afloat. Tug sent.
* This information is provisional and may be modified subsequently on receipt of Commodore's report.
Yes
35.42' N.
Off Cardiff
Beached at Sully
5 injured, 1 miss-
ing.
Still
15.22' W.
Feb. 4
Agios Georgios... Greek
(3,283 tons)
Feb. 5
Ranee
British
(5,060 tons)
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Date.
Name and
Tonnage.
Nationality.
Cargo. From-
To-
Cause.
In Convoy
or not.
*
Position.
Extent of Damage.
Casualties to Crew. Other Remarks.