WEATHERED STORM.
PORT BOWEN SALVAGE STEAM UP IN BOILERS. BUTTER VALUED AT £70,000. (By Telegraph.—Tress Association.) WAXOAXUI, this day. The westerly gale which blew yeste--day and last night dropped this morning, and the sea. is moderating. The position of the Port Bowcn is unaltered, and the vessel has weathered the storm without damage to the hull. There was steam in the aft boilers yesterday and the refrigerators are working. Practically all the salvage gear necessary now at hand. Should power on the steamer fail, portable boilers have been set up to keep tne refrigerators going and to preserve the valuable cargo of meat and butter, the latter alone valued at about .€70,01)0.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 177, 29 July 1939, Page 10
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112WEATHERED STORM. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 177, 29 July 1939, Page 10
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