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22 May 1916

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Cairns Post in Cairns, Queensland

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Cairns Post

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Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 22, 1916

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The Nicosian Battles a German Submarine Encounter

A damaged ship engagement unfolds as the Nicosian meets a German submarine. Torpedo fire rips the vessel, bulkheads hold, engines fail, and the crew abandons the sinking craft while German forces maneuver nearby and a possible surrender gesture is observed.

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Nicosian George Mule Bell Anevicas Catthenen Ted Sistre Orhich Geome neTtemer Amy‘wey Crete Bose Wes Cours Persione
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The Wreck and Rescue Amid a Turbulent Sea

The account describes German sailors struggling in lifeboats and aboard wrecked vessels during a chaotic night at sea. It recounts attempts to aid, fears of capture, and the tense exchange as American and British crews respond to the German threat. The narrative reflects wartime sentiment and calls for restraint amid danger.

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Cabler Levetoriss Enix Sheldon T. P. Kelly Cairns Jack Newsil
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