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MELBC)URN)E, Sunday.—A log. lnte.joniglit
began moving an oil tanker from the Newport
oil wharf into the hay because the ship's owners
fear an explosion on hoard.
Last week the ship, the
James Stove, entered the
heads with a heavy list
caused by an explosion in
the Indian Ocean; 23 days
ago which killed twu of her
The vessel is carrying petro
leum from Bahrein on , the
Persian Gulf for Ampol.
Tonight a skeleton crew,
manned the James Stove as
die moved Into Port Phillip
The company' ordered the
vessel to be taken from the
wharf when It was reported
that high octane gas was leak
ing into the damaged pump
Engineers will: begin trying
■o rcDalr the leak as soon as
possible. The Harbour Trust
tug taking; the vessel out had
* long towing coble to keep
dear of .the vessel. Harbour
Trust officers at- Newport to
night said that. it was the
; first time to Its knowledge
that a tanker had been or
dered from an oil wharf at
All the navigable portion of
the River Yarro was closed
In shipping at 9.52 p.in. while
the tanker was be in a towed
away. Ships could not, use It
for over an hour.
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