The Archive · 1937

Local Dredger Goes

DOWN — Rammed by Mikage Maru Yesterday Morning

Losing control in strong ebb tide yesterday morning, the N.¥.K

Mikage Maru ran down s dredger chai Dockyards at the No. and holed the vessel. The began taking water and was sed to shallow water on the nthai side of the river where she sank in about twelve feet of water Three floating cranes were sent to the scene to begin salvage operations which are expected to be completed The s. Mikage Maru, a cargo vessel or. the Shanghai-Osaka run, was ting from her wharf on the hanghai side to the N.Y.K. Pootung when the accident occurred inning down the dredger she dou control end fouled 13 and 14 bui naging the er which is to be replaced at No-one was injured.

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