TUG TO THE RESCUE
STRANDED U.S. SHIP HOPES OF REFLOATING By Cable. —Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. lOuJtv a.m. ST" A, To-dav. Tlie American steamer Steelmaker reported yestefday evening that she was two-thirds on a reef. The sea was smooth. She is awaiting assistance from Tutuila. She is in no danger, and it is hoped to refloat her. —A. and N.Z. Press Association. WELLINGTON, Thursday. The Secretary of the General Post Office has received advice from the superintendent of the radio station at Apia that the authorities at Tutuila. American Samoa, have made an offer of a tug to proceed to the assistance of the Steelmaker, and that the offer has been accepted. The Steelmaker is ashore on the Mitchell Island reef in the Ellice Group.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 317, 30 March 1928, Page 9
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125TUG TO THE RESCUE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 317, 30 March 1928, Page 9
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