CABINS FLOODED.
——♦- STARTLING EXPERIENCE OF MOERAKPS PASSENGERS. [THU PBSSS Special Service.] AUCKLAND, May 8. During the trip of the Moeraki from Suva to Sydney the passengers had a startling experience. The ship had
ontv been a few hours out from the island port when she ran into particularly bad weather. Heavy seas came tumbling aboard and the Jloeraki laboured heavily. The passengers were ordered off the decks. Two New Zeaianders, Mr and Mrs Rodney Coates, from Paparoa, North Auckland, were on board and both had several anxious moments. Mrs Coates was lying in her bunk and Mr Coates was sitting in the cabin. Suddenly the ship gave * heavy lurch and the next minute a hnge green sea came tumbling on board. The ventilator happened to be open and 4mes of
water rushed below, flooding cabins and doing other damage. Mrs Coates was drenched and almost washed out of her bunk, whilst Mr Coates was knee deep in water. All their effects were floating about and their eiothes were ruined. The ship was hove-to tiU tne danger was passed. , , + ,,_ Mr and Mrs Coates returned by tne Aorangi this morning.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19612, 7 May 1929, Page 7
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