THE PORT BOWEN
A DESERTED SHIP ,DISPOSAL OF FITTINGS Deserted of her officers and crow, the stranded Port Limr steamer Port Bowen on CasllccM Beach presents a sorry spectacle us she awaits disposal by the underwriters to whom she has been abandoned by her owners after a series of unsuccessful' salvage efforts. One officer is still in Wanganui, but is not living aboard tbe ship. Captain F. W. Bail ley, the master of the Port Bowen, and the officers and men have returned to England, some to accept service with the Royal Navy. Next month tenders will be called in Australia and New Zealand for the disposal of the fittings of. the Port Bowen and the vessel’s hull. The company has been given Sox months by the Wanganui Harbour Board to remove the liner from the beach. If the vessel has not been removed then, the hoard can seize the vessel or have it removed at the expense of the company. Provision for this action is made under the Harbours Aet.
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Patea Mail, 17 November 1939, Page 3
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171THE PORT BOWEN Patea Mail, 17 November 1939, Page 3
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