The Austral.
la connection, with the foundering of the s.B. Aastrftl, it may be interesting to explain the method which is to be adopted m floating her. Hulks will be placed on either side, and cables passed from under the sunken vessel's keel. It is expected that she will be lifted off the ground without any great trouble either by the tide, or by filling the hulks with water, hauling the cables taut, and then pumping the water out. The steamer's port holes will be closed by divers, and when she has been suspended m these Blings, she she will be towed into shallow water. She will then be pumped out, and will float of her own buoyancy. It is not expected that here will be . any difficulty about the operation.. "■>,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 33, 4 January 1883, Page 2
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131The Austral. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 33, 4 January 1883, Page 2
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