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Crew of Disabled Boat
Rescued
By Examination Steamer
HOBART, Sunday. - Tho watchful
ness of a naval shore station near tho
mouth of tho Derwent was instrumen
tal yesterday in relieving the plight of
tho crew of a fishing boni, which ran
on to Iron Pot Reef between 2 a.m. and
3 n.m.
Soon aftor hoing sighted tho men
were rescued by tho naval examination
stoainer and taken to Hobart. In or
dinary circumstances they would prob
ably have been stranded for some time.
lt. is understood tho boat drifted on
to tho reef following tho loss of tho
rudder. It has now been towed off,
and is believed to bc badly damaged.
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