HARBOUR ACCIDENT.
FERRY GRAZES WHARF.
SKIPPER'S PROMPT ACTION.
Prompt action by the skipper of the ferry steamer Takapuna averted, a head-on collision with the end of Prince's pier this morning,, the vessel, being slewed to port and the engines rung full astern as the shadowy outlines of the i wharf loomed up in the dense fog which blanketed the harbour. The Takapuna's starboard bow just grazed the wharf. Portions of the woodwork were splintered. The accident occurred on the 8.30 o'clock trip from Bayswater. to the? city, Fog bells were ringing on the wharves and the harbour was noisy with the hoot of syrens, visibility being very poor. It was impossible for steersmen to see more than the length of a ferry boat ahead. Passengers state that the Takapuria's skipper lost no time in 'ringing 'the engine-room telegraph, tlid unexpected jangle of the bell being their first inti; mation that anything was amiss. The reversal of the engines, followed immediately, and passengers had time to run. to the side of the vessel to see ■ the bow bump the wharf.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 142, 18 June 1929, Page 7
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179HARBOUR ACCIDENT. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 142, 18 June 1929, Page 7
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