Steamer Damages Moresby
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Wharf
Prom a Special Correspondent
Port Moresby, August 3.
AS she was swinging in to berth at the main wharf last Sunday, the steamer “Teviotbank,” at present in the Territory to load copra direct for the English market, ran against the wharf.
She dented the side of the wharf, and burst an oil pipe which runs underneath.
The Harbour Master (Captain Bell) stated yesterday that the extent of the damage to the wharf’s understructure was not yet known.
The wharf has, for some time, been showing signs of structural decay, and it is understood that plans are under way for the erection of a new one with up to-date cargo facilities.