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D41230-8
Date(s)
- 1949-03-14 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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The ferry "Defiance" drifted into the old Sixth Avenue dock's fenders, which ended up bashing a large hole into its side. Tacoma Fire Department fireboats and two Foss Tug Company pumpers came to the ferry's rescue; their quick actions helped prevent the vessel from sinking. "Defiance will be towed to Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle for repairs. View of unidentified men using a pump to get water out, it will take more than seven hours of pumping to get rid of the water that has gotten into the ferry (T. Times, 3/15/49, p. 1).
Water pumps--Tacoma; Ferries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marine accidents--Tacoma; Shipwrecks--Tacoma; Fox Island Ferry (Tacoma); Tacoma Narrows Ferry (Tacoma);