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HAMILTON CANADA THURSDAY AUGUST 25 1938 TUG LAUNCHED, STICKS TWICE Broken Skidway Drops Mew Boat Into Mud at Blenheim IS MOST MODERN TUG Blenheim, Aug. 11 (Special).—The Beverly R. Goodison, the latest contribution to Lake Erie fishing fleets, and claimed to be the most modern tug on the Great Lakes, was officially launched today, but a broken skidway made the ceremony anything but a smooth one. As the fishing tug slipped slowly down to the water from its position on the sloping bank the stern skid snapped, and hundreds of spectators gasped as the aft end of the boat bounced down into the mud, -e being insufficient water at .at point to float it. The bow was in deep water, and there the Beverly R. Goodison remained, half stuck, until it was taken in tow by sister ships, the D. and H. and the Captain K., and pulled out of the'mud. A few minutes later the fishing tug ran afoul of a sand bar and again had to be FREIGHTER BRINGS IN RECORD TONNAGE TO PORT—The C.S.L, freighter Donna- cona has brought in a record net tonnage of 16,160 of iron ore from Superior to the Steel pushed into deeper water. Company of ctnada, thus breaking the previous local record held by the C.S.L, ship Le- ^^^T^^l^^ moyne of 15,626 tons carried to the same company in June, 1935. The above photo, taken port in the future, in charge from one of the harbour commission patrol cruisers, shows the 604 foot craft tied up at captain, Herbert Goodison, w ., oij. i u „c ' nls brother, Dexter, onera the Steel company wharf. For th'-> first time in four or five i years the red, white and blue flag of Holland was seen on Toronto Bay yesterday . . . flying from the stern of the steamer Prinz Maurits, owned by Anthony Veder Ltd., Rotterdam. And berthed beside her was the Bonde, carrying the blue-cross flag of Norway. These two were at the Milnes Coal Co. dock and had brought coal from Swansea for the company. At Pier 5 another Norwegian flag was flying ... on the Bencas, a Norwegian charted by Shaw Steamships Ltd. of Halifax. A few days ago the Hamal, a Swedish-owned ship, was here, so it seems that Toronto is getting a fair share of foreign shipping this year. Capt. W. P. G. Helsdinger commanded the Prinz Maurits and said the ship was named after one of the Dutch princes who did much for Holland. Two others of his company's ships are coming here, he said, the Prinz Frederik Hendrik and the Prinz Wlllem of Oranje. His company, he said, goes under the name of Maatschappij Zeetrans-port, N.V., which translated means Company Sea Transport Ltd. From Toronto Capt. Helsdingen will head for Chicago, there to load soya beans and flour for the continent. This is Capt. Helsdingen's first voyage to the Great Lakes, but he hopes it is not the last. His company, he said, is new to the Canadian inland water trade. When he arrives at Montreal he thinks there will be four or five passengers waiting for him to take: them across the Atlantic. Yes, the ship has the amount of accommodation for passengers, although a small vessel. IS OLD HARPEFJELL She is the old Harpefjell, of the Fjell Line, sold during the winter months to the Dutch concern. As we arrived at the dock, we noted the striking resemblance to the Fjell ships. She has the light grey hull, cruiser stern, and lines of the ships built at Fredriksstad, Norway, as were most of the Fjell ships. Her length is 258 feet, beam of 42 feet and draft, fully loaded, of 16.8 feet. She had four hatches and two holds, with boilers on deck, and accommodation for six passengers. This was one of the ships the Fjell Line built for passenger carrying as well as freight. But their later ships were not built to carry so many passengers. The Prinz Maurits is registered at Rotterdam; registered tonnage, 1,288; net tonnage, 688; dead weight, 2,425. Instead of the old yellow funnel, she now has a black funnel with the company insignia on it. She does about 11 miles an hour when fuily loaded, Capt. Helsdingen said. He left Rotterdam on May 4, arrived at Swansea May 6, cleared Swansea May 10, and arrived in Montreal on May 24, which wasn't bad sailing by any means. Her crew are all Dutch except the two fire- j men who are Norwegians. SIX MONTHS* CHARTER At Pier 5 the Bencas loaded a part cargo for Newfoundland, arriving I here from Lake Erie ports. E. Floyd its th s brother, Dexter, operate, the Goodison Fishery. It was escorted into Erieau H»"> bor by the D. and H., the Capt*. „i K., the Erie Belle, and the Kenteau, alt with sirens blowing and with the whistles' on both Lake Erie Coal Company hoists blasting. The boat is one of the most modern in every respect. It is eqv >d with Marconi radio telephone, b^.iig, with its sister ship, the only freshwater fishing boats in the world to have such equipment. The cabin and pilothouse are built together, ,..:*-u---------,- _______ ^__. i ,. . .. with ample room for berths for the crew. The weight of the boat is about thirty-five tons, being of steel construction, with deck and housing of wood. It is powered by a Kahlen-berg 120-h.p. Diesel engine. The boat is sixty-eight feet long and has i beam of seventeen feet. It draws j 'ive feet nine inches of water. Tied at the same dock as are the Fjell ships, and carrying the Norwegian flag, she could easily be mistaken for a Fjell ship. She, too, was built at Fredriksstad, Norway, and has the "Norwegian touch" to her. Cap!,. Berner brought the Bencas into the Terminal Warehouse slip early yesterday morning, but it was afternoon before the longshoremen began to put her cargo on. The Bencas arrived somewhat ahead of , Muirhead, of Direct Water Services her scheduled time, and lost it wait-'Ltd., her agents in Toronto, was on ing her ro be loaded. hand to welcome Capt. J. A. Berner, Bencas' master. She has a length of 245 feet, 40 beam, and draft, fully loaded, of 16.6 feet, and boilers on deck. She has been chartered by Shaw Steamships for six months, Capt. Berner said. Her owner is F. B. Bendixen of Oslo.