A ROUGH TRIP
HOLMGLEN IN HURRICANE.
VESSEL BADLY BATTERED
CONTINUALLY SWEPT BY SEAS
(Per Press Association.)
NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day
With most of her portholes stove In, the starboard bulwarks crushed, and all loose deck fittings carried away, the coastal motor-vessel, Holmglen arrived at New Plymouth this morning after weathering the most severe westerly hurricane that has oven swept the New Zealand coastal waters. The Holmglen left Wellington on Thursday night, and experienced fierce, raging seas for seventy-five hours before she covered the 183 nautical miles to New Plymouth. By Friday afternoon the Holmglen was battling against the full force of mammoth seas and the hurricane, and every wave swept over the vessel’s decks, which were continually awash. The deeply laden vessel was almost down to her marks in the yvater, and every crashing wave jarred her with its impact. The stout glass of the portholes was broken, and the bunks flooded. The cargo was continually shifting, and the loose fittings were carried away bodily. It was almost impossible for the crew to move from one part of the ship to another. The most serious damage occurred when the starboard bulkhead was stove in and severely damaged.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 172, 4 May 1936, Page 6
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