Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.
Whistle Freezes, Vessel Runs Aground in Fog Wliistle Freezes, Vessel Runs Aground in Fo$ KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 2 (AP) —A frozen whistle caused th grounding of the steamer, North western, with 65 passengers aboarc to the treacherous Seymour Narrow yesterday. The undamaged ship wa refloated four hou...
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1935
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| Online Access: | http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101647 |
| Summary: | Whistle Freezes, Vessel Runs Aground in Fog Wliistle Freezes, Vessel Runs Aground in Fo$ KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 2 (AP) —A frozen whistle caused th grounding of the steamer, North western, with 65 passengers aboarc to the treacherous Seymour Narrow yesterday. The undamaged ship wa refloated four hours later. In navigating during fogg- weather, such as prevailed yester' day, the whistle is blown and th< distance from shore computed bi the number of seconds it takes foi the echo to reach the ship. |
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