An item dated Stamboul the
17
th reported that the Dutch steam tanker Helka collided with the
Italian steamship Maria Enrica. The first was underway from Trieste towards Tuapse, Russia and lying berthed
during the collision. On starboard side were on the height of tank no. 1 were
two plates pressed. However she received a certificate of seaworthiness. The
latter was underway from Novorossisk, Russia towards Gibraltar
loaded with wheat.