ck of Tug Delays

Suva Shipping

! need for a tug to assist ships Tiving at and leaving the ing’s Wharf, Suva, Fiji, became ent again in May when the :es could not get away because nds from the wrong quarter, was the second such occurrence ear. )pers have been pressing for for a tug, but without result, delays are expensive for the ships. arbour tug could be used by iji Government for a variety rposes, and its services would ily have been in demand in months for towing vessels in is. of the big advantages of a that it saves time and also is the risk of damage to wharves and harbour instal >.

Suva Chamber of Commerce sed the question recently, but d to defer the matter until jw wharves are built, day one liner could not get had been one of gales; she three ropes before she was ) get alongside the wharf. It onsidered during the morn lat a strong easterly wind turn to the west so passengers ecalled to enable the ship to 1 p.m., instead of the usual f 5 p.m. that afternoon, each time she to leave the wharf she was back. She eventually sailed m. next day, 12 hours late. 82 displaced Islanders will turning home to Rogelap, ill Islands, about August, were the victims of radio fallout from an American exploded at Eniwetok in 1954. Some of them experi superficial skin-burns, loss r, etc. All have recovered tely. They have, however, earned not to eat any land 3n the island as these have )imd (according to “Voice of a”) still to be radio-active.