Sharp diary 1916 page 370. Saturday 16 December 1916 - SS Ryndam
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Saturday 16th of December 1916
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About 11 in the morning we sight a bark of about 2500 tons flying signals of distress. We go to her & send off a boat with the doctor. She is the Oakhurst a Danish boat bound from Denmark to Buenos Ayres and met with a terrific storm off coast of Ireland in which her chart house, compass etc were all washed away. One man was killed, two were drowned and a fourth had his leg badly broken. The latter is brought back to our ship on a stretcher and the poor fellow’s leg amputated in the evening. Passengers got up a subscription for him realizing 128 dollars. Have another long talk with Curley in the evening who gives me two boxes of ripping cigarettes! Charlie shall have one I hope. Lights out advertising the name of the ship and a dance on the deck at night. My liver a little better. Run 306 making 2468.
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