POLISH RESOURCE
STEAMER SAVED
ENGINEERING SKILL
(British Official Wireless.)
(Received August 3, 10 a.m.)
RUGBY, August 2
Another Polish merchant ship has been preserved for further service in the Allied cause through the determination and skill of its officers and crew. The Polish steamer Krornan (1864 tons) was lying at Dakar and had been immobilised by the removal of a vital part of its machinery. One day last week the captain discovered that a number of Germans, who had arrived at Dakar by air, were planning to. seize the ship. He determined to attempt to break out of the harbour to prevent the ship falling into, enemy hands. By improvisation and engineering skill, the Kroman's engines were made to work and the ship escaped through the harbour defences. On reaching the open sea a course was set for a British port. All this was accomplished although there were no charts on board. The Kroman is now safe in a British port.
The captain has been personally congratulated by the naval authorities on the courage, engineering skill, and fine seamanship displayed by him and his crew.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 30, 3 August 1940, Page 11
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