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shifting. she was fast sinking, when in response to their flares and rockets the bibby liner staffordshire bore down upon her. on seeing their plight a lifeboat was despatched, but, owing to the rolling of the ship, had great difficulty in approaching. it was at length accomplished, and a batch of men
taken off; on the second journey, however, the lifeboat was struck by the aidar and partially stove in, but, nevertheless, managed to return to the staffordshire with its freight of shipwrecked seamen. on the third journey with another boat, the remaining men were taken off, with the exception of the...
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