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                    Salvage pumps ejected water from No SA hold and additional shores were fitted to bulkhead 5 and SA holds as water receded.
                    Cable was kept hove taut and ship floated off at 2250, 26h November. Additional shoring up of bulkheads continued and salvage pumps kept running as necesm.

          5. Thursdav to Saturdgy 27/2 " November.
                    Ship left Mersa Matruth at 0240 on 271 November in tow of ST. ISSEY and escorted by THORGRIM and FALK. Due to damage to the rudder ftom the grounding, steering was not possible until 071 5 on 28,h November.
                    1600. Ship heading shorewards and ST. ISSEY unable to turn her. 1700 AVONVALE PROCEEDED TO take ship in tow, but became
unmanageable. Tug ST. ISSEY
                            ST. MONANCE arrived and in trying to assist AVONVALE parted the laters tow at 1750.
                    In the meantime at 1720 ship was attacked by one torpedo carrying

she& 2

Thursday to Saturdgy. 27129* November. (cont
aircraft which was driven off but returned again, dropped one torpedo which passed arm and withdrew.

          6. D~ the night of 27128P November ship remained practically hove to in tow of ST.ISSEY, wind 6-7, sea 55. it was not until 1600 on 29* November that weather unproved mfficiently for ST MONANCE to pass her tow. Course 104o speed 31/2 knots.
                    At 1730, 1740 and 1750 on 28P November, between dusk and darkness, a smgle enemy to~ wrcmft approached slup and was engaged. One to~ was dropped at last approach but passed under the tow.
                    1955 on 20 November slup arrived and anchored og Alexandna. Draft 29ft. forward and 39ft. aft.

          7. Satuffin 29'h November - Thursday 4'h December.
                    Draft aft of ship was too great for entering Alexandria harbour. Bt pumping out water from various compartments aft pumping water into tank and compartments forward, ships draft was altered to 28ft. forward and 36ft. aft. Suitable for entering harbour.
                    Bad weather on 2@d and 3d December prevented ship moving.#
                    At 0550 on 4" December ship proceeded into harbour in tow of tugs to E.4 buoy. Draft 29ft. Sins. forward and 35ft. aft ship touched bottom twice in
entrance to the Great Nass.