A Disabled Transport.
The steamer Willyama on May 7th picked up a lifeboat belonging to the transport Boverio, containing the chief officer and three of the crew. They report that the Boveric, while on a voyage from Melbourne to Durban with 900 horses, lost her propeller when fifteen hundred miles from Freemantle. Theßoverio’s horses were valued at £15,000, and the ship and cargo at £60,000. It is assumed the vessel has been drifting for at least a month.
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Manawatu Herald, 10 May 1902, Page 2
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78A Disabled Transport. Manawatu Herald, 10 May 1902, Page 2
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