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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Navy planes searched northern California waters Saturday for a reported foreign submarine off Eureka, possibly German and now Russian-owned. Reports from fishing captains, a pilot, and local Ray Mason were received with skepticism, especially Mason's due to distance discrepancy.
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SAN FRANCISCO, (P) - Navy planes were ordered to search the waters off northern California Saturday for a foreign submarine.
The Twelfth Naval District announced the flights as it received, with some skepticism, a fourth report that a u-boat had been seen off Eureka, Calif.
The navy did not question the previous reports - two by fishing boat captains and a third by a private pilot. From these descriptions navy spokesmen said the mysterious submersible appeared to be a German craft... many of which are now in possession of the Russians.
Ray Mason of Eureka said he saw a sub surface Friday about 600 yards from the Humboldt Bay lifeboat station. A navy spokesman said the navy was inclined to question the accuracy of the report because Mason was 3¼ miles from where he said the submarine emerged.
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Eureka, Calif.
Event Date
Friday And Saturday
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navy ordered search flights with skepticism; no confirmation of submarine.
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Multiple reports of a foreign submarine, described as a German U-boat possibly in Russian possession, sighted off Eureka. Navy received four reports including from fishing boat captains, a private pilot, and Ray Mason, who claimed to see it surface Friday near Humboldt Bay lifeboat station, but his location was 3¼ miles away, leading to doubts.