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The Wind
Limping into port at six ts,” said the news reports m the 200 -ton steel tanker ,ali” struck a spot of bother Normanby Island, Papua, October 15. ut as “Duali’s” owners said r, “That’s not limping. It’s out, downhill, and with the d behind her. Six knots is food speed for her at any e.” concentration of bad ther —Normanby Island is orious for it—took away two ch covers, but otherwise uli” came out of the trouble 'zout further bother. There no marine inquiry although iali” sent out an interna \al distress signal when igs looked blackest.
Duali” wasn’t the only recent talty. shudder and a vibration m the 5,000 ton cargo liner los” was off Lae, announced fact that the ship had shed of the blades of her screw, \arently from metal failure she was in open water. survey at Lae showed no er damage and “Delos” pro ied to Australia at reduced ed for repairs.