TOWED OFF BEACH.
DAMAGED SCOW OWHITI. TEMPORARY REPAIRS. The Auckland shingle scow' Owhiti, which etruck a rock off Goat Island, near Leigh, on Thursday, was temporarily repaired yesterday and late in the afternoon was hauled off the beacli and towed to Leigh by a large fishing launch. A further examination of the vessel will be made at Leigh, and if the vessel is not making water she will be brought to Auckland for permanent repairs and to have a new propeller fitted. The mishap occurred when the fresh in-shore breeze swung the scow's stern on to the rocks when she was leaving the bay with a load of shingle.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 169, 18 July 1936, Page 10
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109TOWED OFF BEACH. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 169, 18 July 1936, Page 10
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