IOR/R/15/2/1371

The file comprises correspondence and telegrams relating to the running aground on 14 March 1927 of the Indo-European Telegraph Ship Patrick Stewart, on sandbanks to the east of the Bahrain islands, referred to as Fasht Adbal or Fasht ad dbal [Fasht ad Dībal].

The file includes:

• copies of telegrams issued by HMS Lupin over Bahrain radio reporting the grounding, and requesting assistance in the form of dhows capable of carrying thirty tonnes, in order to lighter the Patrick Stewart (ff 6-10);
• a telegram from the Political Agent at Bahrain to the Political Resident, dated 16 March 1927, informing that HMS Lupin is attempting to pull the Patrick Stewart free, with the hope that, in conjunction with a high tide on 19 March 1927 efforts will be successful (f 16);
• a further telegram from the Political Agent to the Political Resident, dated 18 March 1927, stating that the Patrick Stewart has been successfully refloated (f 21);
• correspondence from the Director of the Indo-European Telegraph Department, and the Political Agent, noting thanks for the efforts of the Customs Director at Bahrain, Claud Crankbrook Lewis deGrenier, for his assistance in arranging assistance for the refloating of the Patrick Stewart (ff 22-23).