CAPSIZED LINER
PROGRESS OF SALVAGE NEW YORK OPERATIONS (10.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 13 The Lafayette, formerly the French liner Normandie will rise slowly until she reaches a point where she will dip on to her keel, said Captain William Sullivan, naval supervisor of salvage, expressing confidence in the successful completion of the work. He declined to estimate the length ol time required. Naval officers indicated, however, that the Lafayette will not be available for seagoing purpose before the end of 1944. Operations were recently well up to schedule and perhaps slightly ahead. Fifty naval and 50 civilian divers are at present wprking along the entire hull in addition to 600 other workmen. Coffer dams are slowly being built throughout the ship’s length after which delicate pumping will begin to prepare for righting the vessel, which is expected to occupy 30 to 45 days. The divers report that the hull is not seriously damaged and the vessel may be righted early in 1943, and will then move to dry dock for overhaul and refitting. The Lafayette capsized along a pier in New York harbour after a mysterious fire during reconstruction operations last year.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20914, 14 October 1942, Page 3
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193CAPSIZED LINER Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20914, 14 October 1942, Page 3
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