In a region of soft mud banks near the mouth of the Yangtze River, the s. Changteh, 3,650-ton- cargo boat, aground on March 20 at about 3 am, while bringing a big load_of coal from Tsingtao to Shanghai. The vessel's regular run is from Shanghai Tsingtao and return. She is owned by the Lee Ping Steamship Company of Shanghai.
An SES, from the vessel was picked up and stated that the ship had run aground about 23 miles north of Shaweishan; that she was in a very dangerous condition and needed imi-mediate assistance. A. similar mes. sage was received In Shanghai from the distressed ship' by the Coast Inspector's Office.
Responding to the gall, the pilot boot of the Shanghai Licensed Pilots Astociation left Shanghai early for the scene of the accident, 'The local office of the owners of the vessel believed in the morning that condition of the not serious, but grew: alarmed Tater' in the day Uupon receipt of the information that the crew of fifty had abandoned the vessel and were on board the pilot boat. The foreign captain and all members of the crew were reported fo be safe but the abandonment of the ship Jed the owners of the vessel in Shanghai to communseate with Moller and Company in regard. to salvage operations, Shaweishan is a rocky barren island about eight or ten hniwrs away from costing. On the island is perched
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