THE WRECKED TONGARIRO
SALVAGE OP THE HULL HOPELESS By Telegraph—Press Association. Napfer, September 4. Reliable advice has reached Napier concerning the position of the Tongariro. Cargo can bo salved at low tide, but at high tide occasionally a heavy swell prevents operations for a few hours. Tho wind has been from the north quarter since the wreok, and has prevented the vessel breaking up. A 1 fair amount of cargo has been removed. Another big crack has appeared in the vessel. Salvage of the hull is hopeless. Captain Plunkett, Lloyd's surveyor, inspected tho wreck to-day.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2868, 5 September 1916, Page 4
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95THE WRECKED TONGARIRO Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2868, 5 September 1916, Page 4
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