SHIP STILL FAST
THE FREIGHTER MERKUR ATTEMPTS AT TOW FAIL SYDNEY, Jan. 18. The Burns Philp freighter Merkur is still fast aground off the Northern Territory coast. Attempts to tow her off the reef failed. The Tulagi and the Burns Philp liner Marella is now standing by. Calm weather prevails and the Merkur is i n no danger.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 5
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58SHIP STILL FAST Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 16, 19 January 1940, Page 5
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