Where Is Svaap?

Anxiety for Yacht’s Safety

ANXIOUS enquiries are being made in the various groups of the South Pacific for information concerning the auxiliary yacht, Svaap, owned by Capt.

W. A. Robinson, who is making a voy age round the world.

The vessel visited Suva, Levuka and other ports in Fiji, and then made over to the New Hebrides, where she was last seen. From there it was expected that Capt. Robinson would proceed to the Solomon Islands, but news of his arrival has not been received.

It was his intention to proceed from there to Samarai, Papua, and have his vessel cleaned before sailing up to New Guinea. He was to have later visited the Sepik River and crossed over to Sourabaya.

After leaving the New' Hebrides, Capt.

Robinson would probably have struck the severe storms which were respons ible for some disturbance of shipping some three months ago in that part of the Pacific.

Much anxiety is now being felt for his safety.

It is thought to be possible that he decided to go direct to Sourabaya from the New Hebrides, and this may ex plain the lack of news.