SHIPS COLLIDE IN FOG
(Rec. 8 p.m.) VANCOUVER, Aug. 30 The passenger vessels Prince Rupert (3379 tons) and the Princess Kathleen (5908 tons), which were involved in a collision off British Columbia to-day, reached the port of Prince Rupert finder their own power this evening. The ships collided almost head-on in fog-shrouded Chatham Sound. The force of the impact threw many of the passengers on both ships from their bunks, but no one was injured. Company officials denied earlier reports that the Princess Kathleen s passengers had been transferred to the Prince Rupert
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19510901.2.114
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26515, 1 September 1951, Page 7
Word Count
93SHIPS COLLIDE IN FOG Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26515, 1 September 1951, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.