RARE TYPE OF BOAT.
An unusual boat recently sailed for the South-West African coast. It is a vessel of 5000 tons, and until it was converted for its present purpose, it carrier pilgrims in the East. There is variety of fish in the South Africa waters, but many of them are not fit tn c ,,t. This vessel, the Seapro, will not neglect any of them, for it contains a factory which will turn fish quo ur, fi, for food into other useful things. Much of the fish will be converted b> special machines into food tor cattlci, pigs and poultry. The oil, useful foi medicines, will be extracted from th« livers of some fish, while the oil from other kinds of fish will be sold for chemical purposes. Some of the fish will be converted into fertilisers, and from other fish, albumen will be extracted by a chemical plant. I here is a cold storage department for keeping fish for the table, A small fleet of motor-boats accompanies the vessel.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20626, 26 July 1930, Page 5 (Supplement)
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171RARE TYPE OF BOAT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20626, 26 July 1930, Page 5 (Supplement)
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