"Pruth" Loses Her Funnel
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From Our Own Correspondent
Port Moresby, Feb. 20.
rAT well-known sea mark, the wreck of the vessel “Pruth” (which was lost on Natarah Reef, in 1923, on her voyage to Port Moresby, carrying a cargo of petroleum products) lost her funnel on February 11.
The residents of Port Moresby, accus tomed to the sight of her on their door step for so many years, regret her altered appearance.
The wreck makes a good navigation mark for vessels approaching Port Moresby, and it is wondered whether her altered appearance will affect her visi bility for incoming vessels.