Chinese Steam Launch Sinks in Accident In a collision between two steam aanches opposite Boyds Jetty near No, 2 Buoy on the Whangpoo, t Chinese launch Wang Shun sank to the bottom of the river. There was a crew of five on board at the time of the accident. It is believed all those on board have been saved.
'The other steam launch, the Wu nan, belonging to the ' National Quarantine Service, was proceedi up river to perform some furni tion work, when the Wanj the opposite direction, collided with her. In the collision the railing of the' Wu Yuan was bent while the Wang Shun managed to resume her course.
On Jan. 3, the President Van Bu-en, of the Dollar Line, and the 8.5, Kiang Wah, a river steamer owned
navigation Company, came into the, China "Merchants" Steam Practically head-on collision in the Vhangpoo at Garden Bend, 'The Kiang Wah, suffered severely as a hole several' fect in extent was torn near the bows just above the waterline." No per-tonal injuries had been reported to the River Police yesterday afternoon, though the Kiang Wah caried 'a considerable number of deck Passengers, eventually. bath ships straightened out on their courses, and the. Kiang Wah eon: tinued under her own steam to a CES. Ca, wharf.
Following her, collision with the S.-Kiang Wah, the S. 8. Presic dent Van Buren was" inspected by Eisler, Reeves and Murphy, Federal me, U.S. surveyors {0 the American' Bureaa Shipping, who issued th necessary" cettifieate of seaworthy ness.
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