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Saturday, February 6, 1954 @ 1800
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		PARAGUAY STAR (1947-1969 Passenger / cargo liner 503 feet long of Blue Star Line, London : Scrapped in 1969) Own Page

Blue Star Line's PARAGUAY STAR fouls port anchor of Van Nievelt, Goudriaan's ALPHERAT
Sailing forBuenos Aires (Argentina)Port of RegistryLondon (England, UK)
Sailed from berthMontevideo (Uruguay)Gross Tonnage10,722

When the Blue Star Line cargo ship PARAGUAY STAR was leaving Montevideo for Buenos Aires her docking bridge fouled the housed port anchor of the Dutch cargo ship ALPHERAT.

   The docking bridge sustained displaced and buckled bridge rails and started deck plank caulking.   Repairs at Buenos Aires cost 5,850 Argentinian Pesos.

   PARAGUAY STAR. a passenger and cargo liner of 10,722 gross tons, was on passage from Liverpool for Buenos Aires and ALPHERAT is a passenger and cargo ship of Rotterdam South America Line (Rotterdam-Zuid Amerika Lijn) and operated by Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co. Stoomvaart Maatschappij, Rotterdam.   ALPHERAT is well known for carrying Jewish emigrants from Rotterdam to South America.