ADRIFT IN COOK STRAIT.
T&XTNG EXPEBIBNOE OF FlSHEE■:^xf': ; '"vH MEN. ;,;' (PBESS. ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) ' "'.■.■■'•'■'■ W. ; E6ar-^en y li. Johnston, K. Johnston, Tai,t, and —, Colvin, of Island; spent; aitryihg time on Thursday7>nighli,ih; Opok Strait, with a heavy iiorf?Avestet blowing. They Went out on Thursday morning, with , Other fishing craft from Island ilay;: to .thei fishing -grounds. As the dayj'progressed the weather showed sigib of becoming wild, and all but the Johnstons' boat, the Noma, returned. , The JoHfistbhs,; decided 'to follow just before hut something went wrong with the engine, and the boat had to be put' iindetv sail. She weathered the point at Island Bay; but, as it was feared that the''wind would carry the can▼MaWay; if she tried to enter the bayj the;Nortaa,stood across to Palliser Bay, and 'found an anchorage off Klddiford's; station. ,TJio crew had good shelter, in a comfortable cabin, with plenty of fresh water; but no food. The Noma rode out .the gale till 9 a.m. yesterday, and then started homewards under sail. / OtTier fistiiiig craft' had been out £earching| : and during the forenoon one ' of them picked up the Noma and towed nerjto Island-Bay. The ; Norna proved to be an/excellent boat, and brought in in: good cargo of fish.' >ohe boat spent the night the wild smother of. Cook Strait, searching for | thei missing craft. i
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17437, 24 April 1922, Page 12
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