A TOTAL LOSS.
THE" TYRONE. Pee Press Association. DUNEDIN, Oct. 5. A marked change has taken place with regard to the Tyrone, which is now regarded as a total has been discovered that there is rock through the bottom of the vess«l to a considerable extent. Further salvage operations were suspended, and later on it ,was announced that the vestel had been abandoned. There is a rock about 7ft high right through her bottom, about"" amidships. A hole in No. 2 hold, discovered by the diver a few days ago, is 6ft by Bft "in siae. The vessel is filling up inside with sanai and is showing signs of breaking amidships. Fixture £ . operations wul be confined to efforts to get as much ' cargo out as possible; THei wreck was Twited ; . by large crowds of visitors to-day.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15163, 6 October 1913, Page 5
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136A TOTAL LOSS. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 15163, 6 October 1913, Page 5
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