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Eider Strands Off Isle of Wight Amid Fierce Rescue Efforts
The North German Lloyd steamer Eider ran aground on the Atherfield rocks nine miles west of Ventnor Isle of Wight during a thick fog. Coast guards and nearby lifeboats fought a raging sea to rescue aboard as passengers and crew faced peril and a growing gale. Thirteen passengers were landed at Atherfield. others remained aboard as ships and tugs battled to save the vessel and its cargo.
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London
Eider
Lloyd Steamship Company
Heinrecke
New York
Bremen
Atherfield Rocks
Ventnor
Isle of Wight
Hitler
Coast Guard
Elder
Yarmouth
Chase
St. Catherines
Atherfield
Glasgow
John Hider & Co
Eurydice
H. M
Needles
Atherfield Coast Guard
The
Henriecke
Scheike
Lloyd
Shouthampton
Heinreicke