CROSSING THE BAR.
ESPERIEXCEOFTHE TUIBAXGt. ' The new steamer Tuixangi w w<, built in Auckland for the Kaiparf,*? s to the order of the Sellers All pany, had a lively time w'henTr • the bar on Tuesday morain* **£?»** r,,ngi had a good trip round~ro2\J£ Und. but was .truck by a sou as >lie was eros-inn- the V* bar. Shortly after the side tin- Kaipara harbour, the vesJL boarded by a re r .re,c-ntative tf tt! "Auckland Star- Captain Sellers J interviewed in the wheel house R marked: "Ifs lucky we are here at* "v A big roller struck the steamer a 3 ', were crossing the bar. aiu t smashed*' that, fortunately, theddamage V an Of a very serious nature as"far "astk vessel was concerned. Probably a »„„ serious item was the destruction of (Z and a-hal? tons of sugar, through tk. ■water getting into one hold. ThY Tui. rangi is a nice, trim-looking vessel ami should be a welcome addition to theßai para sen-ice, as she replaces the Wai tangi. which has been sold to a Dnnedt firm for trawling.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 270, 11 November 1908, Page 4
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