WRECKED AT ANCHOR.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 162, 11 July 1910, Page 2

WRECKED AT ANCHOR.

4 : •.■•--:SAUGY KATE.EOUNDI_RS,« - Whilst the small schooner Saucy Kate was loading, shingle, at ..the Big Noises on Saturday night last, she. was. caught by a sudden squall, accompanied, by a choppy sea, and before anything could be done, to save her-her seams opened and she rapidly filled--and sank. -Portun-r atelyy this -was within a short distance . of-land; and the crew experienced ..no great difficulty "in gaining the boat and making the shore in safety..- Once on shore, .tents wererigged up to accommodate fche crew until such time, as relief should, arrive.. Apparently, the master and his three assistants were quite rej! signed to put in at least two or three [. daj _ at their-solitary, abode, and when i visted by a launch- party, on; Sunday -- morning decided to stand by their vessel', ' f the crew of the launch then giving water a and provisions, sufficient to last for a d- day at. least. ' 1 On-the arrival of the launch at Auckj land, which was the 0.X., belonging to 1 J. J. Craig, Ltd.,-the matter was reported 5 to the police, who sent a launch out to " the scene. In the meantime, the owner c was informed, and a plentiful supply of c provisions was. sent .down to the ship- , 8 wrecked crew this morning, j The Saucy Kate Iwas formerly a well- > known trader along the coast north of 3 Auckland. She was built 30. years ago, " .but in: recent years she had been engaged * in the shingle trade- round about tho j inner portion of the Hauraki Gulf, r Another account states that the wind 3 coming in southward, an at--1 tempt was made, .to save the vessel by a beaching her, but before this.could bo c &eco_rpli<s__cl -iie started to leak. Seas s over her' eaxxied 3.\vay tbe I galley and the boat, and the crew nad to 1 swim- ashore. Subsequently the fo'c'sle t and cabin suffered much, damage. At high- (water the sea washed over the schooner, and little hope is entertained for saving.her. ■ L' ." ' - .. r== -