Steamer Hochst. Rescue Tug Arrives Colombo Sept 24
A Wireless message received from the tug Hercules states that it arrived at Mintooy at noon on sunday A diver examined the bottom of the…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
328 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 17
Stranded Steamer Heavy Swell Hinders Salvage Work Colombo, Sept 25
Information received states that the disabled steamer Hochst is fact aground midships Divers investigated visible gaps…
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Colombo, Wednesday.— Information received here states that the disabled steamer Hochst is fast aground amidships. Divers investigated the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Steamer Hochst Salvage Attempt Fails Colombo, Sept 26
Attempts to refloat the disabled Australian German steamer, Hochat were unsuccessful. The heavy swell and strong current have passed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →May Sail Again Wrecked Pappinbarra. Refloating Hopes
At first thought to be a total wreck, the Cain Company's stenmer, Pappinbarra, which went ashore in a gale at the entrance, Port Stephens,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Perilous. Position of Stranded Steamer Colombo, Sept. 27
Attempts of the tug Hercules and the steamer Olivia to tow the stranded steamer Hochst off the reef have so far proved fruitless…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Hochst. Rescue Tug Arrives. Colombo, Sept. 24
A wireless message received from the tug Hercules, states that it arrived at Minicoy at noon on Sunday. A diver examined the bottom of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Abandoned. Fire in Cargo of Coal. Perth
A radio has been received from the steamer Anthea, stating that it has picked up the crew of the steamer Silton Hall, which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →On the Rocks. Steamer Hochst Stranded. Buffeted by Heavy Seas. Colombo, Sept. 22
A wireless message received this evening from the steamer Hochst, which is aground off Minicoy Island. states that holds one and two are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stranded Steamer Fears for the Hochst. Colombo, Sept. 30
Every effort to refloat the German Australia steamer, Hochst has failed. She is now lying broadside, and is firmly embedded on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Still a Chance. Salving Steamer Ehochst Colombo Oct 2
The master of the German-Australian steamer Hochst detalling the final attempt to tow off the reef said the remainder of the cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Position of Stranded Steamer Colombo, Sept. 27
Attempts of the tug Hercules and the steamer Olivia to tow the stranded steamer Hochst off the reef have so far proved fruitless…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Steamer Hochst Salvage Attempt Fails. Colombo, Sept. 26
Attempts to refloat the disabled Australian-German steamer, Hochst were unsuccessful. The heavy swell and strong current have pushed the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stranded Steamer Fears for the Hochst. Colombo, Sept. 30
Every effort to refloat the German-Australian steamer, Hochst, has failed. She is now lying broadside, and is firmly embedded on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bumping Violently Critical Position of Stranded Steamer Colombo oct. 4
The position of the German-Australian steamer Hoolist is now critical as she is receiving violent treatment from bumping at high…
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The trials have just been completed in the Solent of the "Princess Mary" the largest motor lifeboat in the world, which has been built for the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Hochst Salvage May Be Abandoned. London
Yesterday the tug Hercules, which was attempting to salvage the disabled steamer Holist returned from its work owing to the shortage of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many Drowned. Norwegian Steamer Wrecked. Oslo
During a furious storm, the coastal steamer Hockon, travelling at 12 knots, crashed into a half-submerged rock, and Captain Michael Strohan,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Norwegian Disaster Coast Steamer Wrecked Forty Drowned
Oslo (Norway), Monday.—During a furious storm last night, the coastal steamer Haakon VII., travelling at 12 knots, struck a rock off Floroe. Forty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer Abandoned London, Oct. 8
It is reported officially that the steamer [?] has been definitely abandoned. The crew will be shipped to…
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