Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-22 | Page 1 | Drifting Dredge Still Helpless

Drifting Dredge Still Helpless SAN PEDRO Cal Aug 22 OP P iF Twelve defense workers are being be ing blown about the Pacific Pacific- on ona ona ona a powerless rudderless dredge by bya a a. gale The dredge a 1000 ton craft owned by the Standard Dredging company of New York was torn from its towing steamer the S. S S. S ChIppewa Thursday morning Its position then was given as 1240 miles due east of Honolulu It was en route to Honolulu for use on a na navy project eeL The Chippewa said the dredge broke loose at 2112 north and west A Standard spokesman spokesman spokesman spokes spokes- man said the dredge probably was being blown about five miles an hour It has an radio with a mile 75 range j The men on the dredge have food and water water or for tor 15 13 more days and Q ny danger Is in being swamped bj h h g gaU tG j