STEAMER AGROUND.
MISHAP IN HOOGHLEY. VILLAGERS COLLECT JETTISONED OIL. nnlt*A Presn Anna, by EJ. Tel. CopyTieb* (Australian Press Association ' CALCUTTA, Oct. 31. The Norwegian steamer Finnanger, carrying 13,000 tons of Soviet oil from Batum, grounded at Fulta Point, in the River Hooghley. Tire vessel took an alarming list, and to save the ship and cargo the captain jettisoned 3000 tons of oil, valued at £'40,000. Villagers flocked to the riverside to collect the oil. Shipping has been warned of the danger.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10733, 2 November 1928, Page 3
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