GALE BLOWS OUT
PORT BOWEN NOT DAMAGED. MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD CARGO. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WANGANUI, This Day. The westerly gale which blew yesterday and last night dropped this morning, and the sea is moderating. The position of the Port Bowen is unaltered. She has weathered the storm without damage to her hull. There was steam in the aft boilers yesterday, and the refrigerators were working. Practically all the salvage gear necessary is noW at hand. Should power on the steamer fail, portable boilers have been set up to keep the refrigerators going and preserve the valuable cargo of meat and butter. The latter alone is valued at about £70,000.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 July 1939, Page 8
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