SUNKEN STEAMSHIP,
WAS SHE SEAWORTHY? CLAIMS AGAINST OWNERS. LARGE SUMS INVOLVED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel.—Copyright. VANCOUVER, March 7. The sinking of the Chief Maqullla oif the Aleutians while en route to the Orient six months ago, culminated today in £54,000 suit by the Insurance Company of America against the Canadian American Shipping Company and the Canadian Navigation Company. The vessel carried £IOO,OOO worth of “cargo The plaintiffs allege that the vessel was unsea worthy, with a cargo improperly loaded. Ten other suits on the same grounds aggregate £IOO,OOO.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17965, 10 March 1930, Page 9
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