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D165541-94C
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- 1975-01-09 (Creation)
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Damaged cargo. A container crane, possibly "Big Red," has almost finished lowering a badly damaged cargo shipment onto a flatbed truck in early January of 1975. 28 steel containers, 40-feet long, sustained damage while aboard the Japanese ship, the "Kinyo Maru." The ship reportedly endured storm tossed seas for seven days on her trip to Tacoma. Because the cargo consisted of high price retail items such as radios, stereos, televisions and bicycles, damages may have been as high as 3 million dollars. No crewmen were hurt during the rough voyage. Color photograph ordered by Howard, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle. (TNT 1-13-75, A-1, B-13-article)
Shipping--Tacoma--1970-1980; Hoisting machinery; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1970-1980;