Referring to the towing of the' Singapore floating dock, the captain sid that they left the Tyne om June 28, 1928 and. arrived Singapore on October 18, 1928, For 17 days in the Gulf of Aden the weather was so rough that they could only go back and forth—making no headway and being unable to take shelter, The ropes engaged for this contract were 20 ins. in diameter and were the largest ropes eyer made, It is worth recording that when the Dock was formally opened of August 14 last, the Governor, in his speech, referred to the Dutch sailors who brought the dock te Singapore and paid a groat tribute to the courage, engineering. skill and wonderful seamanship of thole who negotiated the great under~ taking.
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