PLEASANT MISHAP.
Tasman Passengers Enjoy
Experience.
SHIP SALVAGEABLE.
(Received 12 noon.)
BRISBANE, this day.
The passengers taken from the stranded steamer Tasman arrived at Townsville by the Akimaru.
They state that it was raining on the night the Tasman stranded, and in the absence of a guiding light the vessel got too close to Gierke Island and ran on a sandspit, where it remained fast.
The vessel grounded quietly and the engines were reversed, but failed to move hei - . Morning showed the ship to be on a soft coral reef with other reefs around her.
The Tasman is safe and uninjured and should be refloated easily.
The steamer Roggeveen, which had passed the spot earlier on the same night, returned and made two attempts to tow the Tasman off, but on each occasion the tow line parted.
The Tasman's passengers went ashore and indulged in picnicking and swimming. There is plenty of bird life on the island and fish were plentiful.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 107, 9 May 1927, Page 7
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