“FISHING FLEET HAS NO LUCK ON ALBACORE HUNT – Twenty fishing boats have returned to San Diego this week either empty or nearly so after expeditions to the COLUMBIA RIVER fishing banks after albacore, it was reported yesteday at the offices of the American Fishermen’s Tunaboat Association. Rough weather was blamed for the poor fishing. The ‘GOLDEN GATE’ with a 90-ton capacity brought in 6 albacore (not ‘tons’, but 6 individual ‘fish’ – ed.). The ‘PRINCESS PAT’ with 190 ton capacity, brought none; the ‘VICTORY’ with 110 ton capacity, caught 5 tons of fish, and the ‘LIBERATOR’ and ‘DOMINATOR’ brought in 15 tons each.
The (new edition – ed.) ‘ENDEAVOR’, which discharged 360 tons of tuna last week for the Westgate Sea Products Co., has been held in port by a leak in an ammonia line of the refrigerating system. A few tons of fish which became discolored and impregnated by ammonia odor had to be destroyed. Days in port for the ‘Endeavor’ after having discharged her cargo are estimated to represent a demurrage (i.e. a fancy word for a fee paid after failing to discharge a pertinent container or cargo in the allotted contracted time – ed.) costing $1,000 (equivalent to $17,234 today – ed.), Tunaboat Association officials said.
Meanwhile, it was reported yesterday that the large tunaboat ‘LUSITANIA’ will deliver a full load of skipjack tuna to the Van Camp Sea Food Co. today. The Tunaboat Association said the ‘Lusitania’ has been out two weeks in Mexican waters, skippered by Capt. Leonel G. da Rosa.”
(*Source: San Diego Union & DAILY BEE newspaper – Saturday, September 8, 1945 – Pg. 9)