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Date: 16 February 1917.

Transcript:
MORE BRITISH VESSELS SUNK. MASTER OF TRAWLER TAKEN PRISONER.

Lloyd's report that the British steamer Longscar, the trawler Mary Bell, and the British sailing vessel Percy Roy have been sunk.

Six seamen of the Percy Roy have been landed at a Spanish port. They were picked up by the steamer Ciudad.

Eight of the crew of the trawler Mary Bell have been landed. The master was taken prisoner.

Lloyd’s report that the steamer Greenland was sunk by a German submarine on Wednesday evening. The crew were landed on Thursday morning.

Source: "MORE BRITISH VESSELS SUNK. MASTER OF TRAWLER TAKEN PRISONER." Lancashire Evening Post. 16 February. 1917. 3.

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