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COLLISION OF STEAMERS. A TUG "CRIPPLED." TOWED INTO PORT. .Received 28, 8.30 p.m. . ... . Sydney, August 28. _A collision, occurred off the North Head early this morning between the ? , mer &uva ' boun( l New- " ' Ranker, and the tug Hero, inTh* Kn° Were I>adl J' damagej. The Suva was struck on the port side, and a hole gix feet in length by eighteen X 53 1 o„ pt , 1 ' cut j ust kelow tl,e decklevel. Several plates below the water«ne were damaged and rivets started. Ihe pumps.kept the heavy inrush of water down till the steamer reached the wharf. The Hero was crippled and towed into harbor this afternoon. Received 29, 0.40 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. The Hero's condition shows the for,* of the impact. Her stern was broken and the boiler shifted from its position. The steampipe connections were carried away, and the forepart was flooded. The vessel was completely disabled. ~ Luckily none were injured, all escaping from the steamer. Both of the »essc!s require docking. Four of the Suva's plates need renewing. I
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 213, 29 August 1908, Page 5
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179CABLE NEWS Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 213, 29 August 1908, Page 5
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