RUDDERLESS IN COOK STRAIT.
STEERED 'WITH TWIIC SCREWS. CHINESE IMMIGRANT SHIP. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday, The Chinese 6teamer Ling Nam arrived this morning from Hongkong, via Sydney, en route to Callao, with 120 Chinese immigrants. In Cook Strait last night the vessel encountered a heavy gale with fierce hail storms and lightning. The steering gear broke down, but Captain Waterson refused assistance from the Kaituna and steered his ship till repairs were made with die aid of the twin screws, and arrived in port safely.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 256, 26 October 1923, Page 8
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