SCHOONER REFLOATED
SOUTH SEAS SALVAGE WORK From Our Own Corresposdent SUVA, March 17. The auxiliary .schooner Resolution has been, successfully refloated off the beach at Koro, where she went aground recently, according to advice received from Levuka by Burns, Philp (South Sea) Co., Ltd. The salvaging work was a credit to the Tongan captain, who made a cradle and skids alongside the vessel, turned the ship on her pDrt side, and hauled her 150 yards down the beach. The Malake towed the stranded vessel from this point into deep water. The ship was not damaged, and is resuming her run.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 930, 25 March 1930, Page 9
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100SCHOONER REFLOATED Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 930, 25 March 1930, Page 9
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