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Wooden. Barges Small Motor Sailing Total
steel. motor launches craft.
launches. and
Less, in 1361. s/tugs.
Sold and removed 2 4* •13
Broken up 1 7 8
Lost at sea 2 2
Built for sale and removed 2 2
Total .. 2 1 52 55

Actual number of craft registered
at end of 1361 3 12 8 98 889 1,010
Total .. 3 14 9 98 941 1,065

In the beginning of the year a number of Bahrain boats were sold to foreigners and removed
from Bahrain. It became apparent that there was a danger of reducing the number of dhows available
for pearling so the Government prohibited the export of local craft except in certain circumstances.

Visits of Foreign Steamers.
Nationality. Year 1360. Year 1361.
BRITISH :
B.I.S.N. Company, Ltd. .. 48 M 36 M
British Chartered 35 M 63 M
Strick-Ellcrman 11 S 5 S
Asiatic S.N. Company Ltd.
British Tanker Co., Ltd. .. 18 M 14 M
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JAPANESE:
Mitsui Line 2 M
Yamashita Line 2 M
Silver-Java Pacific Line .. 3 S
Norwegian Chartered 10 S
U.S.A. (Panama)
Isthmian S.S. Company . 6 S 24 S
Kerr S. S. Company 2 S
Dutch 2 M
Other ships .. 8 S
Tankships, various 116 113
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Nationalities of Tankships.
Nationality. Year 1360. Year 1361.
Norwegian 54 29
Panama 48 44
Danish ..
Dutch .. 10 7
Italian
United States .. 8
Japanese
South Africa .. 2
British 4 23
Filipino
Total 116 113

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