STILL AGROUND
STRANDED PORT BDWEN (Per United Press Association.) WANGANUI, July 22. The sixth attempt to pull tho Port Bowen off was made at high water at 1.30 to-day, three tugs—Kahanui, Terawhitl, and Toia—co-operating. Tho work of lightening the Port Bowen has now been speeded up. The vessel is at present dumping 5,000 tons of bunker coal. The last of the cargo of cheese was brought ashore to-day. It is expected that an early start will be made with the unloading of the frozen meat.
Soundings w’ere taken around the Port Bowen at high water to-day, the Wanganui Harbour Board pilot launch being commissioned for this work. An officer from the Port Bowen took the soundings.
Captain R. D. Stewart, who is in charge of the dredge Kaiono, working at Nelson, flew to to-day and came to Wanganui by service car. He has been brought over to relieve the masters in the employ of the Wanganui Harbour Board, who had been on duty almost continuously since early on Wednesday.
A second attempt is being made this afternoon with three tug to tow the Port Bowen off. If unsuccessful, further attempts will be made to-morrow.
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Evening Star, Issue 23325, 22 July 1939, Page 16
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194STILL AGROUND Evening Star, Issue 23325, 22 July 1939, Page 16
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