UNEXPLODED · public companion
Capt. Brookes reported on 20 August that all holds were then dry except the full port and starboard No. 1 deep tanks, judged the cargo salvageable and recommended rapid discharge using coasters or barges, stevedores, a tug supplying steam to the winches and a water barge while the crew transferred to other craft and planned to return at daylight.
Claim record CLM-0152 in the public UNEXPLODED archive.
Claim: CLM-0152
Capt. Brookes reported on 20 August that all holds were then dry except the full port and starboard No. 1 deep tanks, judged the cargo salvageable and recommended rapid discharge using coasters or barges, stevedores, a tug supplying steam to the winches and a water barge while the crew transferred to other craft and planned to return at daylight.
Status: verified | Confidence: high | Date: 1944-08-20
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