SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
THE NORWEGIAN TANKER. (United Press Association— Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.50 a.m.) • BRISBANE, This Day. It is now feared that the Norwegian tanker, Verdaas, which ran on to a reef the other day, is seriously damaged. The seepage of crude oil, the cargo consisting of 11,000 tons, has become more pronounced, and efforts are being made to get it under control. The pilot, J. Friend, who joined the Yerdaas at Thursday Island, states that terrible weather was encountered coming down the Queensland coast. Heavy rain, high seas, and bad visibility made it impossible to sight Point Danger. At about 6 a.m. the Verdaas crashed square on to the reef. She rose with the high seas, and was dumped on the rocks. She rose again and was deposited in deep water on the other side of the reef. Afterwards she crawled 70 miles to the shelter of Cape Moreton. The main damage was about 80 feet from the bows. The hull was buckled outwards and several plates were split. The question of whether the Verdaas can be brought up the Brisbane River will be decided by Lloyds’ surveyers today.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 123, 6 March 1936, Page 6
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