The Snapshots in Time Collection
Handwritten Diary/Log Page: Steamer Rescue Operation and Continued River Passage, Assam-Bengal Waterways, 2-4 April 1945
A continuation of a handwritten river-transport log from April 1945, describing a shoal rescue involving three steamers -- Chardina, Cambay, and Myohla -- and the subsequent downriver passage through Assam and Bengal waypoints including Gauhati, Dhubri, and Sirajganj. The entry illustrates the demanding, hazard-prone work of moving war cargo along the Brahmaputra during the final months of WWII. Project: 218594