Salvage work on the submerged S.S. Patria in Haifa harbor continued today in its fifth day. Divers searched every corner of the ship, despite difficulties arising from the fact the cabins were blocked by pilled-up trunks, suitcases and even the ship’s furniture, removal of which will take several days. Two hundred and twenty-nine of the 1,771 refugees on board when the ship was sunk by an explosion Monday are still officially listed as missing.
Meanwhile, the Hebrew press opened a fund-raising drive in behalf of the survivors with the support of the chief rabbinate and the Association of Settlers from Germany. Newspapers carried leading editorials expressing profound grief ower the disaster and gratitude to the British troops and police who effected the rescues.
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