THE MISHAP TO THE MAORI.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13110, 8 May 1908, Page 9

THE MISHAP TO THE MAORI.

RF.PATRS EFFECTED

T'liie turbine steamer Maori, which collided with t.ho Queen's wharf at Wellington on Wednesday, arrived back at Lytte'.ton at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, ebout two hours behind her usual time. Sho met- wiiih a strong southerly wind ard hoary eea during tho first part of tOve trip, but the dvnw.nro caused to t'io vessel by ht'T co"r!.«;on with tho "WollirKrlr-m wij'arf \r;:s partly fo-r tlio dolaj-. Bf-yond a few fccratclKS on Jict Ikw and tlio loiss r/f some of her paint, fihe was rot daTT.asred iibovo the water--1.i.n0. Tho %'c?sc! was floated into dock a.t nor>n, and when tie waior wrs mjnur-cd out it w-ie fonind that the ''nee cf her low rauldor had forcetl out Until it was at angks to Mie lino of her keol. A jinmber of men from the engineering shop of MJetsrs Anderson's. Ltd.. were put on to £V>.t tih-e 'blade of tilio rudder baf-k to its proper neeifc-on. From th© irra-;ro ir, f <-rroat.i<Tn aiioilnblcj it was thr.T the rud'ler ivai; discon-v-fctfd from the stwiins: online, mid t!-ia.t i)\o Wade, v.-.c forced bark inrto i-t* pkice 'by nicxins of a shore and a -<>.rc-\v-j<ark/ the work occupying but a ~.!Mirt. f:iv!.re r-i l.ime. Advantage was of 'i'o c<irae.ion to srnib and <:!ciin tihe \e«-ei"s Lot .torn, but there wiie no line to do any It ■■* undeiT'tood t-ha.t the low rudder has !>ec«n ecoi.!ro!y "fixed, and will Tiot bo I'iStd again "uaitU pormaaent repairs ran be offecfcxl when the vessel docks for hax orerbaul and survey.

Tho vessel was in dock barely six hours, and r&out six o'clock dhe was flouted out. A very strong westerly wuxl delayed 'her bertJidrg at Xo. 2 wharf. 1-ut the Maori lerft port for Wellington au usual at 8.20 last night.