DAMAGE TO VESSEL.
(Rcc. 2 p.m.; SiDNEY, July 18. An overseas ship was seriously damaged by fire while discharging merchandise, at a. Sydney wharf to-day. Two holds and the cargo were ruined and the ship now has a heavy list and is well down by the stern. A welding plant was at work in one hold when a sudden burst of I? .line swept over the top of the cargo. Eight wharf labourers had to rush from below to safety.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 194, 18 July 1941, Page 6
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80DAMAGE TO VESSEL. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 194, 18 July 1941, Page 6
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