SINGAPORE DOCK
PASSAGE THROUGH SUEZ CANAL' United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright Anatraliaa Press Association LONDON, sth August. Great'» excitement prevailed at Port Said on' Saturday night when, owing to a strong breeze, the first section of the Singapore Dock swung across the mouth of the canal, threatening to block it. For half an hour the dock drifted broadside on and threatened to wreck itself, but the Dutch tug astern managed to push the dock back .to a straight course and save the canal. The dock has begun the passage of the canal'. The transport of the dock from the Tyne to Singapore is costing £200,000, including £IO,OOO canal dues.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 7 August 1928, Page 5
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109SINGAPORE DOCK Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 7 August 1928, Page 5
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