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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1927, Page 7

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RIVERINA ASHORE

LIKELY TOTAL LOSS. Passengers in no Immediate Danger. SHIPS STANDING BY. rßy Cable.— Press Association.—Copyright.i lUoceivrd V 2 noun. l SYDXEY, this day. The Riverina, which left Hobart for Sydney at noon on Saturday, experienced fresh weather till Sunday morning:. Then the wind rose to gale force and heavy seas from the south-east were encountered. Visibility became bad, and towards dusk thick clouds were accompanied by heavy rain. The vessel went ashore at 7.1.3 p.m. on a sandy bottom. Late last night she was bumping badly. The ship has 142 passenger? aboard and the crew numbers about 100. The steamer Port Nicholson is standing by. Other steamers, including the Iron Baron, Goulburn, and three trawlers will be at the scene this morning. Two powerful tugs, after bunkering, will leave Sydney to-day. Meantime the Riverina is in no immediate danger, but the weather is too rough to permit the transhipment of passengers. Heavy storms along the coast have interrupted telegraphic communication ; with Gabo Island. The lines are down in several places. Captain Parry commands the Riverina. Hβ thinks there is little likelihood of the vessel being refloated.