OIL UPON THE WATERS
JETTISONED TO SAVE SHIP (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) CALCUTTA, Wednesday. The Norwegian steamer Finnanger, with a cargo of 13,000 tons of Russian oil from Batum, grounded at Fulta Point, in the river Hooghly. The vessel took an alarming list, and to save the ship and cargo the captain jettisoned 3,000 tons of oil, valued at £40,000. The villagers flocked to the riverside to collect the oil. Shipping has been warned of the danger.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 501, 2 November 1928, Page 9
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78OIL UPON THE WATERS Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 501, 2 November 1928, Page 9
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