OIL VESSEL GROUNDS
VALUABLE CARGO JETTISONED [ Australian Press Xssn. I CALCUTTA, Oct. 31. The Norwegian steamer Finnangcr, carrying 13,000 tons of Soviet oil from Batoum, grounded at Fulta Point in the River Hooghly. The vessel alarming list and to save the ship Vfeff cargo the captain jettisoned 3,000 ton* of oil, of a value of £40,000. The villagers flocked to the riverside to collect the oil. Shipping has been warned of the danger.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 71, Issue 260, 2 November 1928, Page 7
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