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Liners Rush To Aid Sinking Freighter Sisto
Trans Atlantic liners converged on the sinking freighter Sisto north of the Azores as mountainous seas and a winter gale battered the area. The Beaverdale Mobiloil Manhattan Europa and President Harding joined efforts while lookout stations and radio crews tracked SOS signals and course adjustments.
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New York
Sisto
Azores
Usworth
U.S
Manhattan
Uuny
Tom Leaghter
SOS
trans-Atlantic Airways
Mobiloil
Beaverdale
North Atlantic
Europa
Harding
United States Lines
Mackay Radio
Radio Marine
Lloyd’s Register
Lars Fostenes
Haugesund
Norway