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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.