RETURN OF THE HIMITANGI TO WELLINGTON.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14321, 4 April 1912, Page 8

RETURN OF THE HIMITANGI TO WELLINGTON.

HOW SHE WAS REFLOATED.

(PRESS ASSOCIATION" TELECIUV. , ) ' \ WELLINGTON*, Apr,! 5. Tho Chatham Islands Fishing Company's sieamor Himiiangi, which was rmhoro ne*r * Waitangi, in tho Chatham Islands, amrett ■ ' this morninp. The Hitnitungi went ashore ! nt about 5 n.m. on 11th February ia i'ctre ; Bay, about 3i miles from Wnilungi. iVtt* j Buy in westerly gales is a bad place to ho ! in, on account of tho heavy Rca« that roll ! in, hut fortunately tho weather was fair to , ' moderate all iho timo. All efforts to jjei ' j tho vessel off \mder hor own atcaai awl j appliances failing , , an attempt wao luado by ' ♦ho steamer Gertin to tow her off, but this ' did not nnawcr. i When tho Himifaniri arrived to-day, m tow of llio Gertio and also uisdrr her own steam, Captain ,T. C. Cowan, h«>r' inestcr, ■' was seen by a representative of the "A'oet,' '* but ho deolincd to make, any statement 'n connection with tho stranding. "The ship !■» all rijjht." was the utmost ho would &tv. She wp.s grot off at 1 p.m. on Thursday last, jind left at 4.30 p.m. on. Sunday fer Wel« linsrton.. > ' Mr Wnllcer, Lloyds' eurvcyor, camp up by ' j' tho Himitaiigi. Ho haa been down - (t> . j direct tho salvinsr of tho vcssol, which it ' c ■worth between i 7050. and £3flOO. and is an- - J siirod for jEoODO. TVom Mr Woikar it tr»»' ■ \ learned <hat the usual huff and huff tackle S wae need in getting tho shin off. Anchor* \ wero put out at about 1000 ft off 3horo, asnl| \ the Uimitangi hauled on to the tacUlo Willi* hor own winches. The Gftrtio assisted, aad: ,1 when tho Himitangri waa ready for eoa, took r her in tow. A elicht leak w?.s discovered in tho fclrmi- ; tnniri before .'caving but this ww ' speedily rectified, bning easy to get at (rota ' outside Her rudder wm b!sq shjhttT .v dnmacred. The Himitan?i will po on to •', the Patent Slip for sighting iind repair* ' and general overhaul. •;: