Protest boat still at Lyttelton

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32972, 19 July 1972, Page 16

Protest boat still at Lyttelton

The 28-ft Dunedin sloop Wanea, which arrived at Lyttelton early on Sunday morning from Timaru, is still in port. The Wanea might leave for Wellington tomorrow, said Mr Stuart Pilbrow, who was checking the engine yester-

day. Mr Pilbrow and his sailing companion, Mr John Humphries, had a rough passage from Timaru to Lyttelton. Earlier they had been delayed in Timaru, and also in Oamaru on the way from Dunedin. Mr Pilbrow said that some cotton waste had

got into the auxiliary engine, but there had been no other damage, he thought.

Mr Pilbrow said he was concerned about the effectiveness of the Wanea’s proposed protest voyage to Mururoa Atoll, now that there had been so much delay. He said this would be discussed with the Peace Media Research in Wellington. There was a shortage of funds, too, and this would be discussed with the foundation, he said. After his arrival at Lyttelton, Mr Pilbrow returned to Dunedin to visit his wife. Yesterday, he was back again, repairing the engine. Mr Pilbrow said that he had had sailing experience in the Hauraki Gulf, and would pick up a navigator in Wellington, before sailing for Mururoa. The Wanea would also be stocked up fully at Wellington, he said.