TANKER IN STORM
TASMAN WEATHER
WIND REACHES 80 M.P.H.
The storm buffeted ihe tanker Bulysses on her trip frcm Brisbane to Wellington. The ship, -which arrived at 7.45 a.m. today from Balik Papan, is paying her first visit to New Zea- j land. ; J The Bulysses left Balik Papan on j June 20, and the weather was good until she arrived at Moreton Bay on July 2, said Captain Geoffrey E. Devine to a "Post" reporter, but as the vessel came closer to New Zealand it became worse. On Friday, when the Bulysses was 400 miles from Wellington, she experienced a south-west by south wind of a force of up to 80 miles an hour and heavy seas. The decks were awash and heavy spray swept the ship. She then had the appearance of travelling with the storm. Captain Devine diverted course to the westward until the barometric pressure had risen from 29.25 inches to 29.72 inches. When the seas had moderated the ship resumed her course to Wellington and speed was increased. Although the Bulysses presents a trim appearance, she is not one of the latest tankers. Built in 1927 at Newcastle by Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., Ltd., she has a gross tonnage of 7519. She brings a full cargo of fuel oil for the Shell Company.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1939, Page 10
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218TANKER IN STORM Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1939, Page 10
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