GASTONIA
DAILY GAZETTE
Wednesday
Afternoon, Jan. 13, 1932
EIGHT SAVED
Fishing
Trawler St. Rita Goes Aground Near Manteo.
COAST GUARD
CALLED.
Heavy Seas
Pounded Little Craft to Pieces – No One injured.
MANTEO, N.C.
Jan. 13—(AP)—A crew of eight was rescued in surf boats early today from the
grounded fishing trawler St. Rita, while heavy seas slowly pounded the craft to
pieces a half mile south of Paul Gamiel Hill coast guard station.
The St. Rita was from Gloucester, Mass., she
went aground near the coast guard station about 2:20 a.m.
Coast guard boats were immediately put out,
although high seas were running. The rescue was effected with injury to no one.
Late this morning waves continued to pound
the trawler until officials said it could not be hauled from the beach until
the sea abates. They said, should the destructive waves continue, the craft
probably would be lost.
The coast guard cutter Pontchartrain was en
route to the vessel’s aid but coast guardsmen said the cutter would likely be
hampered in its rescue work by the waves.
Taken from the St. Rita were Captain Frank
Favalo, Gerald Rious, Gasper Lucido, Domnere Parise, Jack Bincer, Salvator
Conte, Tony Aloe and Joseph Barcelona.
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