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HIT IN CHANNELTHE NOR AND UPPLANDS BOTHBADLY DAMAGED—FIRST NAMED SHEERED SUDDENLY.The Norwegian steamship Nor and the Swedish steamship Upplands metS collision In the hay on atm el near e middle light yesterday. The acci-j lent was due to tne Nor, sheering to port just as the two steamships were aeout to pa*s. Both vessels were more or less badly damaged. Capt. Thomas Cook, a bar pilot, was In charge of the Nor at tne time of the accident. In a report made the harbormaster immediately after the Nor reached port Captain Cook attributes the collision to the sudden sheer of his steamship. Pilot W. Dorgan was in charge ot the Upptanus.The Nor, bound In from Progreso to' the Munson line with sisal, and the Cpplands was bound out for Buenos j j Ayres with lumber. She had beea I loaded by the Walsh Stevedore Com-' j pany. The stem of the Nor was j smashed in and ten plates on each i side, almost to the water line, were j strained or otherwise damaged. The damage 10 the Upplands is quite severe, a number of plates on the port S side being cracked. Damage to the j Upplands probably extends below the w ater lineImmediately after the collision the Upplands proceeded on to the lower ' anchorage in tow of the tug Nimrod In order to enable the steamship to j turn around. She arrived back Iu port late yesterday afternoon. The Nor docked at Pier 4 early in the afternoon. A survey will be held on, both vessels to determine the damage., There is little doubt but that the Upplands will have to discharge cargo and go on the docks.The damage as a result of the col-. lision and which is borne by the maritime insurance companies Involved, will reach fully $10,0(H).Idiot Thomas Cook 'made the following report of the accident: -“Mobile, Ala.. February 1, 1$11. j “To the Harbormaster;“I boarded the steamship Nor at sea and left quarantine at 7:15 a. Hi., for the city. About 10 a. m. met the steamship Upplands coming down, assisted by the tug Nimrod. Waa proceeding along slowly when the steamship Nor took a sudden sheet?' to port. We immediately put the wheel hard aport and full speed astern on the engine, ket .go star, board anchor, but she struck the Upplands on the port bow, doing damage » to an extent unknown. After the ships backed away we hove up-another anchor ami proceeded to the city, g Respectful 1 v submitted,“THOMAS L. COOK, Pilot.*
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Mobile Daily Item
Mobile, Alabama, US
Thu, Feb 02, 1911
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