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Ashore?

Date is a guess. I think this ship was in a spot of bother. It seems to be parked at the east side of the pier, very near the shore. Does anyone have any details?
Picture added on 02 February 2008
Comments:
I remember this ship breaking her mooring ropes and being driven ashore in front of the Queens Hotel. She knocked down the sea-wall and stove in the back of the wooden building as can be seen in the photo. She was taken into the basin and beached stern-in at the west side of the Corn Slip where repairs were carried out.
I can't be sure of the year but 1957 wouldn't be too far out.
Added by Rob Thomson on 04 February 2008
In a book I have on Gruno, a Dutch chartering company, it has the Holwierde going ashore on the 26/10/59, she was in with timber from Finland.
Anonymous comment added on 05 February 2008
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