SHIP DAMAGED BY BIG WAVE
(New Zealand Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH, March 24. The seismic survey ship Rosalind Star sailed to New Plymouth yesterday after being damaged by a huge wave while 50 miles west-north-west of New Plymouth.
The former tuna-fishing boat berthed about 8.15 p.m. Shipwrights came to New Plymouth from Auckland to work through the night on repairs to the vessel to enable it to return to work on a seismic survey being made north of Mokau. The vessel’s master, Captain R. Bradley, said yesterday the incident occurred at 7.30 a.m. on Wednesday. “We were heading into the sea, and had just gone down one big wave when this one curled up and broke on the bow,” he said. “It pushed the forward end of the top cabin
back three-quarters of an inch or more and splintered the main upright. We took some water and shored up the damaged section.” Crew members said the wave came right over the ship. It broke two stays on a structure in the stern and broke loose two magazines on the deck. Companionways inside the superstructure were twisted.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31327, 25 March 1967, Page 3
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