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Gerassimos Vergottis and Van Ostade (1)

JULY 1ST. - PENLEE, AND THE LIZARD, CORNWALL. During thick fog the Greek steamer Gerassimos Vergottis and the Dutch steamer Van Ostade had collided, and the Greek steamer had been badly damaged.

The life-boats could not find her, but she was picked up by a tug and beached in Falmouth Bay. - Rewards : Penlee, £14 16s. 6d. ; The Lizard, £20 14s. 6d..