The Archive · 1939

S. Kweisang Refloated After 5 Days Aground

Tung Pulls Vessel Clear

When Cargo is Unloaded After being perched high and dry on the Pootung side of the Whangpoo River near Kaochiao Creek for five days, the s. Kweisang of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company was finally refloated at high tide on Wednesday. The vessel went aground opposite No. 5 gas buoy as she was outward bound from Shanghai last Friday, For five days a sturdy little tug attempted to pull the steamer clear of the mud, but to no avail. At length it was decided to remove all the cargo and stow it in lighters. When this was accomplished the tug pulled the vessel clear at high tide with little difficulty,

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