Magnetic Mooring.—A motor launch that “ties up by magnetic power will be tried out on the river Alster in Hamburg next week by the Public Transport Authority. When the launch, which is fitted with a battery-fed electro-magnet capable of a sixton pull, approaches the pier, which is equipped with steel plates, the magnet is switched on and draws the. boat in.—London, April 11.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19600412.2.66
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 12
Word Count
63Untitled Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29178, 12 April 1960, Page 12
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.