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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 8

Ea Needs A Tug

p. 143 · Read in the full issue

S Wharfbound By

Westerlies

urgent need for a tug for imea harbour was illustrated February, when the liner lien was unable to leave her for Australia, because of westerly winds. s eight hours after scheduled re-time before the ship got md then it was only with istance of a small tug be to the Nickel Co. ay, 1956, the same ship took hours to get clear, because strong wind and lack of a Nickel Co.’s small tug also the Japanese ship, Hoyo ast month. The ship, laden ckel ore and at the wharf an fresh water, was held to irf by the west winds, until arrived.