Salvage
As part of the salvage operation, a British officer was on loan to the Indian government, to establish the pumping operation. This was Sub-Lieutenant Ken Jackson, RNVR, who with CPO Brazier arrived in Bombay on 7 May 1944. Over a period of three months many ships were salvaged. The de-watering operation took three months to complete, after which Lt. Jackson and CPO Brazier returned to their base in Colombo, from where Ken went on for a further two years on salvage work in the far east. For their work on the pumping operation in Bombay CPO Brazier was awarded the MBE, and Ken Jackson received accelerated promotion. Australian minesweeper, HMAS Gawler landed working parties on 21 June 1944, to assist the restoration of port.
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