SALVAGE FEAT
( N WliSTlt ALIAX COASTr• y • JAP BTEAMEK; TAKKX OFF HOCKS (Australian Press Association.' F REA IA XT LIE,, May 26. The shipping authorities here re'gard the be-floating of the Japanese steamer “Shunsei Main,” which was stranded on the reef at Point Cloates, some months ago, as . an outstanding salvaging feat. After blasting a. channel with dynamite, the salvage party laid seven anchors, and connected them with the stranded vessel by cables, more than a mile in length. The ship was then drawn from • the reef through the narrow channel into ,the open sea. I The crew of the steamer, however, ( then found it impossible to. maintain a full head of steam, and the .engines stopped. The “Shunsei Mam”: again began to drift helplessly towards ’the, reef. Her sole anchor, however, was dropped, and it held until she was taken in tow well out to sea. where she was able to proceed under her own steam to the Sourahaya Dock. The other'stranded Japanese vessel the “Chofuku Maui,” which struck the same reef while trying to render assistance was burned to the water's edge, and is now a complete wreck.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1931, Page 3
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190SALVAGE FEAT Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1931, Page 3
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