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The Tyke Sinks After Surf of Newfoundland Coast
A small barque named Tyke battles a gale off Newfoundland and grounds on a breaking shoal. Sailors including skipper J Murphy and crewman Maurice Meaney endure freezing seas as Joe Smith and Uncle Uriah perish. dawn reveals two missing men and the wrecked vessel.
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Jobo Murphy
Joe Smith
Maurice
Joe’ Smith
Uriah
Brown
Willy Smith
Toutap
Willy
Meaney
Smith
Tian
Uncle Urieh
Kale