A RECORD TOW
ACROSS THE TASMAX. inSu.CdoQ—■uor}i!iaos6y sewj—-aiqio A% Received 8, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, August 7. The tug Champion, which arrived herewith the Leicester Castle in tow, ran into heavy weather after rounding the North Cape. The gales continued all the way and reached the climax on August 4th, when no headway was made for 24 hours',
The Leicester Castle was rolling fearfully, but the tug managed throughout to keep the track followed by steamers. Only once the tug got off the route by U miles.
The Duekenfleld, which went to assist in the tawing, was not sighted. The tow was otherwise uneventful.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 167, 9 August 1909, Page 2
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103A RECORD TOW Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 167, 9 August 1909, Page 2
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