SALVAGE CLAIMS

Grey River Argus, 13 August 1946, Page 5

SALVAGE CLAIMS

“American Farmer’ 7 BY BRITISH AND AMERICANS. (Rec 8.0.) LONDON, August 12. A salvage prize money claim will he made for the “American Farmer.” It will probably be for from £150,000 to £175,000 sterling. The “Daily Telegraph” says: “This estimate has been given by experts after they had a day of intensive work on the ship. , Solicitors who are acting for the owners of the United States Lines are preparing a salvage claim on behalf nf the crew of the “American Rangpr ” who took the “American Faimer” to Falmouth under her own P °The r 'paper says: Both this claim, and that of the crew of the Elizabeth” will be decided by an Admirouv Court Divers have found about s a ten thousand tons of wheat still fvimr in the flooded hold of the ‘•American Farmer.” Much of the wheat was usuable only for stock £ed It is estimated that three thousand tons of the 6000 odd tons of Sod carried has been either lose or damaged. __