MARINE MISHAPS
THE WRECKED HOCHST SALVAGE SEEMS HOPELESS [ Australian Press Assn. ) COLOMBA, Sept. £9. Hopes of saving the stranded Hochst arc steadily diminishing. Depressing reports have been received from the Hercules and Olivia after a strenuous week’s fight day and night, water rushing through the holes in the ship’s sides. The crew are completely exhausted and cannot hold on to the pumps much longer. There is danger of the vessel breaking up as the weather is rough and she has been pushed further on to the rocks. Attempts to tow her off failed as the hawsers parted. FIRE IN BUNKERS [ Australian Press Assn. ] LONDON, Sept. 29. A message from Perim says that the Port Nicholson has the fire in her bunker coal under control. The surveyors recommend the discharge of the coal to lighters, for which it is essential that holes be cut in the bulk heads.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 233, 1 October 1929, Page 7
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