SWEDISH SHIP ADRIFT
BREAKDOWN IN MOTOR TUG SENT FROM HONOLULU (10 a.m.) HONOLULU, April 28. A navy tug was despatched to-day to the aid of the Swedish motor-ship Mattawunga, of 5766 tons, which .is adrift 400 miles east of Honolulu, with a disabled motor. The Mattawunga wirelessed that she was in no danger, but the officers were unable to make the necessary repairs at sea. The vessel, which is operating between Sydney and the west coast of America, is carrying 14 passengers.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22316, 29 April 1947, Page 5
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82SWEDISH SHIP ADRIFT Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22316, 29 April 1947, Page 5
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