Wreck Towed More Than 100 Feet to Shore Eighty feet of the starboard side of the hull of the Hervar, which was sunk in a collision with the s Tungtuck last' December 17, visible Tate on Thureday aft after she had been dragged more than 100 feet from the Chantiel to a point closer to the Pootung shore. "Lying fon her side, the vessel was visible from a point about 15 feet back of liber bow to her bridge, as well as part of hier decks.
The work of raising and pulling the Hervar in closer to shore to a point where she was nearly ready to bbe beached, was accomplished by the process of lightening her weight, First scooped away from her sides and as much inside as was possible.
Following this, divers went below and' connected tubes. to the double bottom tanks in the ship. Into these tanks compressed air was pumped which lightened the weight of the ship about $00 tons, and leaving shou', 800 tons deadweight to be lifted, The lifting of the Hervar was uccomplished by four big lighters, two fon each side of her. To these lighters were attached ten cables which went round underneath the hull of the ship. When all was in readiness more than 100 men manned the winches, and finally got the vessel off the bottom of the river, She was raised off the bottom, and was floating sufciently so that she could be pulled towards the shore.
The pulling was done by 30. men who manned a winch on the shore.
A six inch cable ran from the wreck to the shore, and the men on the winch gradually pulled the ship closer to land, The raising and the beaching of the Hervar was under the direction of Mr. M. L, Rubin and his assistant Mr.
A. Mersliteky.
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