STEAMER AND TUG COLLIDE.
j THS TUG SUITE. - . • SYDNEY, March 23. The-: steamer Manapouri, from Newcastle, collided with the tug Gratitude, . off Terrigaj. The tug sank in a. few r , minutes. The Manapouri rescued the ; crew, and brought them, and the punt i: vriich the tag was towing, to Sydney. The Manapo'.iri had" one plate dam- ; aged. This will be patched, and she will ;.j <-.i sail to-morrow. ■ ' _ The Marine Court found that the . Wreck of the tug Port Jackson, on February 12, was due to a flaw in the machi- - I nery, causing a breakdown, and . ex- | onerated the captain from all blame, and complimented liini on his good seamanship in getting the vessel to land.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 5
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