BARG’S IDENTITY STILL UNS0LV3L (Cont)
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is evidenced in the
finding of the crew*s
shaving kits, a case
of beer and a consid
erable stock of food
stuffs still aboard
the craft. Some of
the food is ttill ih
good condition, after
what must be nearly
four years of immer
sion in salt water.
Mr. Porter said it
is apparent that the
craft has been awash,
‘for the barge was
still two-thirds full
of water when towed
'to the beach beside
the ^laska Shellfish
cannery here late
Thursday aftornoon*
The thick coating of
..seabird droppings
which covers all of
the deck and the re
maining mast stubs
would indicate that
it had been drifting
not too far from
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shore in its lost
four years*
Masts and the hou
sing on the deck,all
have apparently been
shot away, and bits
pf shrapnel are deep*
iy imbedded in the
hull and in the pian
kin of the deck.
• Porter still
was investigating his
find at a late hour
yesterday, and said
it is possible that
, he may still find a
„ clue that will point
to the barge’s his
tory. No bodies of
crew members appear
to be aboard.
The serial number
of the barge has been
wired to army author
ities, and it is hop
ed the War Department
may have added infor
mation.
The hull and en
gines of the’ barge
are reported 'to be
still in excellent
condition, and Mr.
Porter was taking
steps to salvage both
yesterday. Ho said
he planned to strip
tho motors from tho
boat and to sell them
and the hull as sep
arate units.
Cost of v such a
barge,- when new, Is
estimated to exceed
$100,000._
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*ill who have exam
ined the barge agree
that it had been used
for only a short
time. The engine log
records about 600
hours of service^ and
apparently the anchor
aboard the craft has
never been lowered.
The one hole in the
hull is not seriously
damaging, according
to Mr. Porter.
One man who saw
the barge Thursday
reported it to be one
on which he had serv
ed in the iileutians.
He said the crew had
several times exper
ienced trouble in op
erating it, and fin
ally abandoned it in
Aleutian waters when
it appeared about to
founder •
However ane craix;
remained afloat, and
the Navy Department
later reported that
it had sighted the
derelict and had sunk
it in .target prac
tice.
Exact identity of
the barge could not
be proved, however,
for no serial numbers
are displayed on the
hull.
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