UNUSUAL BREAKDOWN.
SYDNEY OFFICIALS MYSTIFIED NO THEORY OFFERED. j SYDNEY, August IS. The officials at Morts Dock,, -where; the Tahiti was last overhauled, offer any theory as to the cause"of the liner's breakdown with the limited itrfor-i mation available. They are mystified by the overwhelming inrush of water when the water-tight door should have, checked it and saved the engine room. The officials 'ssfy they can only surmise that the break must have been; of an unusual character to" liave dojiel such sudden and extensive damage-'as-to? render the engineers powerless to cope with it. No accident producing .* similar result is on record.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 195, 19 August 1930, Page 9
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102UNUSUAL BREAKDOWN. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 195, 19 August 1930, Page 9
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