USE OF EXPLOSIVES
BOW COULD BE BLOWN OFF, IT IS SAID (P.A.) Wellington, Jan. 21 The Government is greatly concerned about the accident to the Wanganella and is following closely the attempts to shift her from her perilous position. The Minister of Marine (Mr. O’Brien) is keenly interested in the possibility of using explosives to dislodge, the rock holding the ship. To-night he discussed this method with an expert. He intends to obtain views of another expert tomorrow. Explosives have been suggested in various other quarters, firstly as a means of blasting away the rock holding the Wanganella, and secondly, if she cannot be shifted, for blowing off her bows. Though modern methods are reputed to enable a skilled demolitionist to blast off a specific portion of a ship without materially damaging the rest of it, a marine surveyor said today the first requisite was a staff capable of handling modern explosives to produce such a result.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 22 January 1947, Page 6
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