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THE WESTERN WORLD PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF. RIODE JANEIRO, August 8. (Received August 9, at 8 p.m.) Eighty-seven passengers of the southbound Munson liner Western World were en route to Rio De Janeiro on Saturday night on board the vessel General Osorio, while the Western World awaited assistance on the rocks on which she grounded before dawn off Ponta Dobio, north' of Santos. The crew of 166 are said to be in no danger. The Genera! Osorio took the passengers off during the afternoon. PASSENGERS REACH lilO. RIO DE JANEIRO, August 8. (Received August 9, at 8 p.m.) The passengers from the Western World arrived late on Saturday night. The officers of the General Osorio said that the Western World was in a dangerous position, and should a wind come up it will be difficult to refloat her.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21409, 10 August 1931, Page 7
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140A LINER ASHORE Otago Daily Times, Issue 21409, 10 August 1931, Page 7
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