Canadian transportation & distribution management . re cylinder and piston, intermediatepressure cylinder and valve spindle sad-dle block damaged, also with hold dam-age consisting of 8 tween deck plates buckled and about 150 ft. of ceilingburnt. The cargo from no. 2 hold wasdischarged, and after survey, was recom-mended to be sold. The damage sustain-ed did not affect her seaworthiness. The Canadian Importer, which leftVancouver, , Aug. 13, for Adelaide,Australia, is reported to have becomedisabled about Aug. 19. The first wordof this is stated to have been receivedby the Cordov
Canadian transportation & distribution management . re cylinder and piston, intermediatepressure cylinder and valve spindle sad-dle block damaged, also with hold dam-age consisting of 8 tween deck plates buckled and about 150 ft. of ceilingburnt. The cargo from no. 2 hold wasdischarged, and after survey, was recom-mended to be sold. The damage sustain-ed did not affect her seaworthiness. The Canadian Importer, which leftVancouver, , Aug. 13, for Adelaide,Australia, is reported to have becomedisabled about Aug. 19. The first wordof this is stated to have been receivedby the Cordova, by wireless, on , when she immediately proceeded tothe point indicated. The report statedthat the ship had been abandoned, thecrew having taken to the boats, with theengine room flooded, the radiotelegraphapparatus disabled and the ship driftinghelplessly. The Cordova is reportedto have taken the crew on board, with theexception of one boatload, two officersand nine men, who are stated to be miss-ing. Another report states that Canadian Government Merchant Marine Canadian Exporter, wrecked near Astoria, Oregon, July 29. September, 1921. CANADIAN RAILWAY ANI> MARINE WORLD 501 Westerlund of the Cordova wireless-ed the radiotelegraph station at NorthHead, Wash., Aug. 25, to the effect thatthe ship was afloat, about 600 miles offSan Francisco, with 17 ft. of water inno. 2 hold and engine room, and with aheavy list to starboard. The wirelessapparatus is disabled. The message stat-ed that Capt. C. R. Bissette of the Importer reported that the shipwas in no danger of sinking, the waterwas not gaining, and he refused to takea tow, preferring to wait the arrival ofa tug from Vancouver. A boat with twoofficers and nine of the crew, is reportedto have left the ship, and to be missing,but otherwise, it would appear that thecrew remained on board. The Cana-dian Importer was built by J. Coughlan& Sons, Vancouver, under Marine De-partment co
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