MAORI'S ROUGH TRIP

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 21, 24 July 1918, Page 8

MAORI'S ROUGH TRIP

OTHER SHIPPING INTERFERED WITH. On the trip South on Monday'night the ferry steamer Maori experienced what is 1 considered to be about the roughest and most prolonged trip in her history. Speaking to a- Post reporter this, morning, Captain Manning said that the ves-. sol left Wellington at 3.19 p.m. on Mon- | day, an* cleared the Heads at 3.58 p.m. As soon as she was outside the Maori encountered a very heavy couth-south- , westerly gale, and a. heavy sea. She did ' not reach Cape Campbell until 9.5 p.m.,

the trip to this point having occupied 5 hours 46 minutes. Prom Wellington to Cape Campbell she made only from five to six knots. Captain Manning does": not. remember ever having to reduce her speed to such an extent. Blinding v snow showers, which lasted practically throughout the trip, were encountered at the Cape. The Maori arrived off Kaikoura at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, and here the sea moderated. She passed Godley Head at 10.35 a.m. and berthed at Lyttelton at a quarter-past 11. The vessel was. steaming for 19 hours.3s minutes'

During the trip up last evening rough weather wa-s again experienced, but, owing to the wind being at her back, the Maori was able to make good progress. The vessel left Lyttelton after 8 o'clock last night, and berthed at Wellington at 10.30 o'clock this morning The state of the water on the Greymouth bar improved considerably yester-' day, and the seas moderated to some extent. This morning at 10 o'clock the Union' Company's Kamo was despatched with coal for Wellington. She will be followed by the Kahika at 10 o'clock tonight. • Both vessels are expected to reach Wellington about Friday. •The Rarawa, which had been barbound at Onehunga for several days, crossed out yesterday morning on her way to New Plymouth, and will sail north again from the latter port at 6.30 p.m. to-day. Owing to the rough seas at the Heads yesterday afternoon, the Government steamer Hinemoa, which left her berth shortly after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, did not groceed any further than Worser Bay, where she sheltered for the night. However, she was able to leave port today.

The Blenheim this morning made an unsuccessful attempt to leave the harbour. She left her berth af 7.40 with the intention of proceeding to Havelock, but, being unable.to make any headway, sho returned. ■ • ;

The Mapourika, which arrived, at .Weir lington this morning from Auckland, left the Northern port at 8 o'clock on Satur> day evening, and during the trip experienced very boisterous" weather. Heavy seas were met with, bnt- no damage of any sort is reported. The trip occupied three days.

There 16 still no sign of the Rosamond and Ripple, which, are no doubt sheltering on the East Coast.

The Ngatoro, from Napier, was berthing as we went to press.