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BIT OF ROPE TIES UP LUSITANIA 8 MONTHS; Jammed Telemotor and Caused Giant Liner to Twist Her Turbine Blades.
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It became known yesterday that a piece of marline, a small line of two strands twisted loosely left handed and used for binding the ends of ropes, which had dropped into the telemotor of the Lusitania's steering gear caused the trouble which will keep the Cunard liner Lusitania out of service for eight months and make it necessary to reblade three turbines at a cost of $500,000. View Full Article in Timesmachine »
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