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March 18, 1929
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A sailor exposes brutal conditions on the Lamport-Holt liner Vandyck, sister ship to the sunken Vestris, including perpetually drunk officers, panicked passengers near Cape Hatteras, an incapacitated chief steward, and outdated lifeboats, predicting similar storm vulnerability.
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OFFICERS WERE DRUNK
Sailor to Tell of Lamport-Holt Hell Hole
"The officers were always drunk; when the Vandyck came near Cape Hatteras, where the Vestris went down, the passengers were in a panic, for the officers were dead drunk; the chief steward had been in bed three days, dead drunk. The lifeboats are antiquated."
No wonder the correspondent, whose story will be printed, beginning in Wednesday's Daily Worker, on this page, says that the Lamport and Holt liner Vandyck, sister ship of the Vestris, stands no better chance than that ill-fated ship did in a storm.
Watch for this revelation of brutal exploitation on the sea, starting in Wednesday's Worker correspondence section of the Daily Worker.
Sailor to Tell of Lamport-Holt Hell Hole
"The officers were always drunk; when the Vandyck came near Cape Hatteras, where the Vestris went down, the passengers were in a panic, for the officers were dead drunk; the chief steward had been in bed three days, dead drunk. The lifeboats are antiquated."
No wonder the correspondent, whose story will be printed, beginning in Wednesday's Daily Worker, on this page, says that the Lamport and Holt liner Vandyck, sister ship of the Vestris, stands no better chance than that ill-fated ship did in a storm.
Watch for this revelation of brutal exploitation on the sea, starting in Wednesday's Worker correspondence section of the Daily Worker.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Labor Exploitation
What keywords are associated?
Drunk Officers
Vandyck Liner
Vestris Sister Ship
Cape Hatteras
Brutal Exploitation
Antiquated Lifeboats
What entities or persons were involved?
Sailor
Officers
Chief Steward
Passengers
Where did it happen?
Lamport And Holt Liner Vandyck, Near Cape Hatteras
Story Details
Key Persons
Sailor
Officers
Chief Steward
Passengers
Location
Lamport And Holt Liner Vandyck, Near Cape Hatteras
Story Details
Sailor reveals officers always drunk, passengers panicked near Vestris sinking site due to intoxicated crew, chief steward bedridden drunk, antiquated lifeboats; Vandyck as vulnerable as Vestris in storms; brutal sea exploitation exposed.