STANDING BY THE STRICKEN WANGANELLA.—TOP: The ketch Ilex, which recently returned to Wellington from Sydney after taking part in an ocean yacht race, lends a hand in the operations to salvage the liner Wanganella. For several hours the ketch’s wireless was used as a means of communication for the police launch, the messages being picked up by an amateur at Worser Bay and telephoned to their destination. BOTTOM: This aerial photograph, taken on Tuesday afternoon, shows the swell breaking over the rocks on which the Wanganella is resting. The forward part of the ship, almost as far back as the bridge, appears to be firmly fixed on the reef, and the liner’s list to starboard is clearly discernible. The tugs in the background are standing by in readiness for the next attempt to shift the Wanganella.

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25090, 23 January 1947, Page 8

STANDING BY THE STRICKEN WANGANELLA.—TOP: The ketch Ilex, which recently returned to Wellington from Sydney after taking part in an ocean yacht race, lends a hand in the operations to salvage the liner Wanganella. For several hours the ketch’s wireless was used as a means of communication for the police launch, the messages being picked up by an amateur at Worser Bay and telephoned to their destination. BOTTOM: This aerial photograph, taken on Tuesday afternoon, shows the swell breaking over the rocks on which the Wanganella is resting. The forward part of the ship, almost as far back as the bridge, appears to be firmly fixed on the reef, and the liner’s list to starboard is clearly discernible. The tugs in the background are standing by in readiness for the next attempt to shift the Wanganella.