MOVED AGAIN
STRANDED PORT BOWEN Press Association.) WANGANUI, last night. The stranded steamer Port Bowen, having been stationary since Friday, moved again last night. The bow has come nearly a chain closer inshore and the Port Bowen moved 18ft. further along the beach in a southerly direction. The ramp build for unloading the cargo is now at a point past the stern. The vessel is being severely pounded by the heavy sea, and all unloading has been suspended to-day.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20035, 6 September 1939, Page 14
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