HC Deb 27 August 1889 vol 340 c602
SIR H. TYLER

May I ask whether Her Majesty's ship Sultan has yet been towed into harbour?

THE FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY (Lord G. HAMILTON,) Middlesex, Ealing

I have received two telegrams on the subject, the first of which states that the Sultan had been towed from the place where she was raised. The contractors, Messrs. Baghino, also telegraph—" Admiral took consignment of Her Majesty's ship Sultan this morning," which means that the contractors have fulfilled their undertaking to raise the vessel. Great credit is due to them for their successful exertions, and the raising of the Sultan is a distinct advance upon any salvage operations hitherto attempted and attended with success.