PORTLAND SALVAGED
••- i - Holed by Floating Log By Telegraph—Press Association NELSON, August 17. On Wednesday at Bark Bay the trawler Spray secured a-masthead of the sunken auxiliary scow Portland and heaved her on an even keel. Later with other assistance the vessel was hauled a quarter of a mile to within five chains of the beach. Several attempts were made before the vessel was hauled to the low-water mark. Then the hole in the bow was patched with a tarpaulin aad the pumps were rigged. Gradually the vessel was emptied and hauled to the high-water mark. The Portland was holed on the starboard side near the bow. It was reported to-day that a heavy log, 2 J feet through and about 30 feet long, was seen drifting near the scene of the wreck. It is thought, possible that this was the cause of the mishap.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 210, 18 August 1934, Page 7
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