THE WAIPARA ASHORE.
-■■i J" «.„. ; BEACHED TO SAVE SINKING. CREW LAND SAFELY. '. m j *ti r" ' (Py Cable.—Pr*s Association.'—Copyright,) BRISBANE, August 26; The steamer Waipara, bound for London,, via Sydney, struck a rock near Cape Moreton at midnight, and was beached. ' The crew and passengers landed safely. The, bottom is evidently badly damaged, and three hold! are full of water, and the weather bad. , ... There was a south-east gale and heavy rain when the Waipara struck. Rockets were fired, and the pilot boat immediately came to her assistance. . , Water commenced pouring into the second and fourth holds, necessitating beaching to prevent the vessel from sinking. The steamers Palmer and Maranoa have been dispatched to lighter the cargo of the Waipara, which includes 4000 bales of. wool, 700 tons of. tallow, 1200 tohs of froJien meat, knd 250 tons of copper matte. The pilot left the Waipara before the accidmt.
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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 204, 27 August 1909, Page 5
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149THE WAIPARA ASHORE. Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 204, 27 August 1909, Page 5
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