The wooden: tug Kongnam, owned by a Chinese frm in Hongkew, caught fire and was almost totally destroyed early on Tuesday morning.
Phe Kongnam was moored alongside another tug, the Tai-on, off Boyds' yard, and at about 2.30 a.m, she was discovered to been fire in the bunkers. The master, Capt. Davey, was on shore ut the time and the native crew cast her adrift and abandoned her, all hands proceeding on board the Tai-on, She drifted up stream with' the tide and took the ground on Pootung Point, where she fortunately remained fast. The River Police and a party from ELMS, Pique immediately went alongside and she was moored with two anchors, one being carried well up on the shore to keep her stern from swinging out. The Pique's mon brought a force pump alongside and rendered invaluable ass ance in subduing the flames. The Muni-of the burning vessel and it. was not cipal fire float was also moored alongside
long before the flames showed signs of abating. The whole fore part of the vessel fas far aft as the engine room was com-Being totally destroyed. When the flood letely gutted, all the fittings, stores, etc.,
tide nad ssterdny afternoon the weight which had been pumped into her and the coal which had been washed over to the port side hel! her down, as she at an angle of about forty degrees, until the water obtained access to the hold through the burnt deck and ut high water the port side of the deck was awash. The amount of the damage and the insurance, if any, are not yet known.
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