TANKER REFLOATED
NORTH QUEENSLAND REEF BRISBANE. July 2 The tanker Balaklava (8036 tons), which went aground on Tuesday on a reef in Princess Charlotte Bay, 120 miles north of Cooktown, was refloated to-day under her own power. A large quantity of petrol was dumped into the sea to lighten the vessel.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22461, 3 July 1936, Page 11
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51TANKER REFLOATED New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22461, 3 July 1936, Page 11
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