BOATS COLLIDE.
NEAR PORT PHILIP HEADS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 8, 11.15 p.m. Melbourne, February 8. A collision occurred between the steamer Potomac, outward bound for j London with a full cargo of wheat, and ) the White Star's steamer Georgic, inward bound, in a dense fog early in the morning, whilst thirty miles east of the Cape. The Georgic noticed the Potomac crossing her bows, but too late to avoid the impact, and received a sliding blow on the port how, causing a big dent, five feet long by four feet wide. Teh Potomac had a big shallow dent high on the starboard side, to the extent of ten or twelve feet. The iron decks bulged. Both vessels came to port. A portion of the Georgic's cargo will be discharged to enable repairs' to be effected.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 190, 9 February 1912, Page 5
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136BOATS COLLIDE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 190, 9 February 1912, Page 5
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