sighted the "Irene" showing a feint light aft
buto navigation or other lights. The submak-
rine switched on a searchlight and made by Aldis
lamp a signal to stop instantly.
This was not
oboyed and the submarine fired a blank round.
The steamer did not stop and a practice projectile
was fired across her ows, whereupon the "irene"
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stopped and alt red course to starboard.
alt∙red
The
submarine took up station astern but about two
minutes later the "Irene" proceeded ahead at full
steam and fire was opened upon the submarine
from scell arms from her.
It being thus obvious
that the pirates had no intention of obeying the
summons to stop, the anbaurine then fired one
practice and one seul-armour-piercing shell into
the stern of the "Irene", and as she still proceeded at
full steam and used her helm in an attempt to
esoape, after some minutes three shells, one
aeni-armour-piercing and two high-explosive, were
fired at her engine room.
The last high
explosive shell cut the steam pipe and caused
the
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