HC Deb 09 February 1939 vol 343 c1126
Mr. Logan

(by Private Notice) asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has any further information to give the House as to the steamship "Maria de Larrinaga," with a crew of 38 Liverpool men, last reported sinking in mid-Atlantic?

The President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Oliver Stanley)

The "Maria de Larrinaga" of Liverpool sent out an SOS message last evening from a position in the North Atlantic, and several vessels reported that they were proceeding to her assistance. The latest report is that the Dutch steamship "Veendam" arrived in the vicinity at about 10.45 this morning and is searching for the distressed vessel.