STEAMER ASHORE.
ACCIDENT IN THICK WEATHER. (Per Press Association.) NELSON, April 8. The Anchor Company’s small cargo steamer, Alexander, ran aground at French Pass at 2.30 this morning mi thick weather. As far as is known, the vessel was not damaged. The Matangi has been dispatched to tow the Alexander off. Later reports state that efforts to tow the Alexander off this afternoon were not successful. Further attempts will not be made for a day or two, when the vessel is expected to float-off on the making tides. The steamer has made a bed of soft papa rock, and the hull has suffered no damage.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 152, 9 April 1930, Page 3
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