Attempts to Clear Away Wreck of str, Warren A harbour notification asking that ships proceed dead slow when passing the International Dock in the 11th Section of the harbour on the Pootung Side recalls the curious shipping disaster which occurred there four years ago, on March 20, 1924, The str. Warren, flying the 'American flag, went down alongside tthe International Dock at that time, With the exception of parts salvaged by a Japanese firm during the ensuing years, the Warren has Jain, an obstruction to the vicinity. and' accumulation of silt hat Gradually formed a bank around her. 'The Whangpoo Conservancy Board has started operations for the purposes of clearing the one-third of the vessel approximately which remains, and the harbour notification has' been issued so that ships passing may cause a minimum of disturbance to the water and minimum rocking to the divers' oats from which oxygen is provid-for the divers placing dynamite anid doing the work of salvage under water, The Warren The old wreck, one recalls, war formerly an, $ Transport and Dofore that tine, after having been buick in. 1889 in'Germany, she was} owned by the Hamburg-Ament Line who named her" Scandia.
About the time: of the Spanish-'American. War the ship was purchased by the United States govera~ ment, and. from then. until. the Accident, she acted as" government transport between the Philippines and China. Then. she was sold to Messrs. Madrigal & Ca.. of Manits Shortly before the disaster, the Warren came up to China with a euro of lumber, and on the trip was beset with a series of troubles. First a fre, and later she wont aground in an upper reach of the iver. The necessity for repairs brought her to. the International Deck mooring where she was awaiting her turn for going into ary dock, On the morning of March 20, shortly past midnight, the ship's wireless operator noticed an ominous Fist to the vessel and reported t" the eaptcin. vestigation showed that she was fast filing with water and heeling over toa dangerous position, Insulfcient steam" pre-Vented moving her and as nothing' auld be done, the 50 men on board Wwere got ashore as quickly possible, no time having been allow fed. for collecting personal belong ings. Very shorly after the War yen went down, and lay atthe Bottom at an angle of about 45 degrees." Only the top of her fan And masts and a small part of her upper deck were above water at Tow tide, the masts resting om the desk wharf.
When salvaging work was started by a Japanese firm secured for the purpose, the removal went slowly Owing to the exceedingly heavy rmuterial of which the Warren, a an li-fashioned ship, had been' mace. Recently with renewed efforts "b> clear the Channel and secure. the dock frontage which hay been usurped xy the wrecked—vessel, arrangements have been made with the Whangpoo Conservancy Board tw undertake the work,
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