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s take off shio^ stuck on island ' HALIFAX (CP) vage tugs early - Three sal-^^^^^^^^^. today succeeded in hauling the Panamanian bulk carrier Louise from a small island iff the harbor here. A spokesman for MIL Tug and Salvage Ltd. said .there was no trouble as the 10,581-ton Louise, carrying a 19,000-ton cargo of gypsum, was hauled stern-first from rocks off the west side of tiny George's Island. The spokesman said the ship was towed to a mooring place in the harbor where a survey would be undertaken later today for possible damage. After the Louise went aground yesterday, a spokes- fjStone Carrier man for her agents said an inspection showed no leaks or indentations in the hull. The ship went aground as she was attempting to clear port in calm seas and a thick fog. None of the ship's 51 crew members was injured in the accident and the crew spent the night aboard her. N N X v *Kruns aground PORT LAMBTON, Ont. (CP) — The Stonefax. loaded with 10.000 tons of stone, ran aground yesterday on the northern tip of Walpole Island at the mouth of the St. Clair River. The vessel was swept sideways by the current as it attempted to turn in to the Svne channel from the St. Clair River just south of this community 20 miles south of Sarnia. A tug will attempt to free the Stonefax today. HALIFAX (CP) - The 11,602-ton bulk carrier Louise ran aground on George's Is-land in Halifax harbor in heavy fog late yesterday afternoon, i A spokesman for Mil Tug and Salvage Ltd. said the ship grounded on the western side of the island. There was no loss of life and the crew was still aboard. The Louise, out of Panama, is owriecTby Caribbean Steamship Co. Two Mil tugs went to the vessel after the accident to try and pull her free. George's is a small rocky island in the middle of the harbor and was once used as a fortification against enemy ships. A spokesman for National Gypsum Canada Ltd. said the Louise had docked at the company's Dartmouth pier yesterday to take on a load of gypsum. She left at 4 p.m. The spokesman said the ship calls regularly at the port. The fog which had covered the area since Sunday thickened late yesterday and by evening the National Harbors Board police at Pier 21 reported they could not even see the island. The pier is the closest point to the small island. The Louise, which carried a crew of 51, had 19,000 tons of gypsum aboard. By ALBERT SIGURDSON Manchester Liners Ltd. intends to double the frequency of its Manchester-Montreal container service. One ship will sail every four to five days by early 1971, compared with the present eight to 10 days. The line also is adding capacity to carry and handle 40-foot containers. Smith's Dock division at Teeside, a unit of the Swan Hunter Group, has been given a contract to convert the 10,297-ton Manchester_Miller to a celluW'"conlaTner"~ship capable of carrying 294 20-foot boxes below deck und 72 on the hatch covers. Delivery is to be late this fall. Manchester Liners has been operating the service with three 20-knot vessels. A fourth 500-container ship has been ordered from Smith's Dock for delivery early in 1971. It will have part of its capacity set aside for 40-foot containers. Additional gantry cranes for handling 40-foot containers, and adaptable to 20-foot size, are to be installed in Montreal by the end of October and in Manchester in time for the expanded service. This will enable two cranes to be put on the unloading of one ship, cutting turnaround time in half. Manchester Liners operates as a subsidiary of Furness Whithy Co. Ltd. of London, which o wns 53.5 per cent of Manchester Liners' shares. A month ago, Manchester Liners started a direct Green-ock-Montreal service every three weeks using the chartered Sally Isle with a capacity of 200 containers. f Tunnel work r3 to start soon^.^7 in Welland ffy Construction will start next month on a $5.9-million, four-lane traffic tunnel at East Main Street in Welland under the new Welland Canal. The Highways Department and the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority will share 50-50 the cost of the project, which includes two miles of approach roadway and reconstruction of some streets in Welland, Highways Minister George Gomme said yesterday. The project is expected to be completely by mid-June, 1972.