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MARIA CRISTINA DAMAGED
Accident to Steering .Gear
Owing to damage received to the steer
ing gear. oiŽ the .ittian liner Mariat Cris
-tina. on t;he run from -F emantle it was
considered. inadvisable to attempt to navi
gate the vessel up the P ?t Adelaide River.
this morning. As a resut1 she berthed at
Outer Harbor -nstead of ,o. 2 Quay.
After the accident occurred the atxi.
liary steering gear at the stern had to
be brought in use. Jngineers of Po;'t
Adelaide have the repairs in hand, and it
is expected that they will take 12 hours
to complete. The Maria Cristina will re
sunie her voyage t( eastern States late
this eveniflg.
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