Four Enemy Ships Sunk Off New Guinea
SYDNEY, This Day. Four Japanese cargo-ships as well as a number of barges and small harbour craft have been sunk in Allied air attacks reported by General MacArthur’s weekend communiques. Two other vessels were forced to beach. Main damage to enemy shipping was inflicted in the Hollandia area. Dutch New Guinea, where Catalinas destroyed two cargo-ships of 3000 and 2000 tons respectively. Off Aitape, a Japanese crew were forced to abandon one freighter—a transport which was left sinking. Another 1000-ton ship was damaged in the same area, while at Vanlmo, nearby, a small tugboat was forced ashore and three small craft were sunk. Other Catalinas forced a 2000-ton ship to be beached in Humboldt Bay. Off, Gasmata, New Britain, an enemy coastal vessel was sunk in a night attack. There has been no let-up in the Allied aerial assault on Rabaul, *New Britain, where nearly 250 tons of bombs have been dropped in the two latest raids. General damage is reported to have been severe. Three harbour craft were sunk and two damaged. ■ Our planes encountered no interception.
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Northern Advocate, 14 March 1944, Page 3
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