Two Ships Have Sent S.O.S. Calls, Nov. 29, 1924

Ships in Distress Issue S.O.S. Call. . . Pocahontas Aground Off N.C. Coast—Italian Ship Loses Steering Wheel

By the Associated Press

Wilmington, Nov. 28—The steamer Pocahontas is aground off Southern Rocks between Fort Fisher and Cape Hatteras. The tug L.D. Potter has been sent form Wilmington to aid the vessel.

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Norfolk, Nov. 28—An S.O.S. call from the Italian steamer Castel Porziana about 1,200 miles east of the Virginia capes was picked up here tonight by the naval communication station. The message stated that the ship’s steering wheel had broken. The coast guard cutter service reported that the British steamer Miami was proceeding to the aid of the vessel, and would reach her at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. At the same time the liners Martha Washington and Berengaria were proceeding to the aid of the vessel.

From the front page of The New Bernian, Saturday Morning, November 29, 1924.

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