SCOW STRIKES ROCK

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21243, 15 August 1934, Page 12

SCOW STRIKES ROCK

VESSEL SINKS IN THIRTY FEET OF WATER CREW OF SIX SAFELY ASHORE <?BISt ASSOUIiTIOH Tll.BCßi.il.) NELSON, August 14. On her way from Nelson to Puponga, the auxiliary scow Portland, owned by Neale and Haddow, of Nelson, struck a reef off Bark Bay, near Tonga Bay. A hole was driven into the hull, and the ship quickly filled with water and heeled over on its side. The scow drifted into Bark Bay, where she settled on the sandy bottom in 30 feet of water. The masts only are visible. The weather is still stormy. The scow Pearl Kasper will leave Nelson to-night to give assistance in raising the Portland to-morrow. After the crew of six had landed in the ship's boat, two of them walked along the coast to Hadfield s homestead. The owners sent out a launch in an endeavour to get in touch with the scow, and also tried to secure the services of the Titoki, which was at Tarakohe. A heavy sea is now running in the bay, which will make the task of securing the waterfilled scow more diffiAfter striking, the vessel filled with water in a few minutes, and the crew took to the ship's dinghy and rowed ashore. The Portland, a Diesel-engined auxiliary scow of 47 tons, plies between Nelson and Puponga, and occasionally visils .Picton and Blenheim. The crew comprised} Captain T. Henderson, O. Everett (engineer), J. O'Donoghue (assistant engineer), S. N. McNabb, K. Anderson, and R. McNabb.