When turning round with the aid of two tugs in the Whangpoo River shortly after 2 pum. yesterday the Italian coastal steamship Amba Alagi came into collision with the French cruiser Primauguet No serious damage was sustained by the warship, it was; stated yesterday afternoon, although. the -smaller merchant vessel, which: was due to leave port shortly afterwards, will have to remain in Shanghai for.two or three days for the repair of rather extensive damage.
Owned. by the. Chinese Italian Navigation.Co, of 93 Canton Road the.. Amba: Alagi was due to sail for Dairen amd had proceeded upriver to turn.around.prior to leaving port. It was during this manceuvre that the vessel came into collision With the bows of the Primauguet, scraping off paint for a distance of many feet.
Questioned by a reporter yesterday afternoon an officer on the Italian vessel stated that as far as he knew there had been no other damage to the warship and that no official claim had been made to his company yesterday afternoon.. It was further stated that the tidal water and heavy winds had caused the steamship suddenly to swerve from her course after leaving à, wharf on the Pootung side of the, river, where it had unloaded a cargo of coal, Measuring only. 367 feet in length with, a tonnage of 2,333 tons, the Italian, vessel suffered serious damage. the fourth hold, which bore the brunt of the impact, being badly stoved in while its bulwarks for a distance of 30 feet were badly smashed.
Captain O. Paus of the' Amba Alagi stated that his vessel definitely would not be able to sail today. He added that the French cruiser had not sustained any serious damages apart from scratches: and all such damages would be paid for by his company Neither of the two tugs sustained any damage.
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