SHIPPING NEWS

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33453, 7 February 1974, Page 16

SHIPPING NEWS

Tongan shipmaskr always welcome

The 298-ton, moloi \cs>ci i. Er.'Mia arrived from Tonga j; tordav with banana"', plantain" .. taros.* avocados, pineapples, kapc? i. and water melons. !: C aptain Mosese Haukinnn.« i- personal!!' among visiting ship r. masters is always welcome al i. Lvttelton The Frvsua will load geneia l. and refrigerated cargo, including j’;, mutton Haps for Tonga She U will take on dressed timber at i* Tauranga. Captain Haukimma i- said that the voyage down to 1. Lvttelton had been uncvenftul. $ ❖ i, Yesterdav at Lvttelton. the >; secretary of the Lyttelton Mari h time Association iMr 1). H 111 - i: born' said that 434 persons i.»74 I; adults and 6U children! had h visited the tmieball station dm h ing the C.atnes period Many visitors expressed surprise at the

?i. iciai'v ci' i '»• i.n ' v ♦ * building which r ‘>9 \c«»s s. this vear. he said I'nirteen 's visitors enrolled a.» member- o f the association lin timcbal; a station is now closed to M.-itors [>- —until furthei uotivc it C; 4i In reply to "J V ••• v ahh--2 mere, the cuMoin of naming e weather svstems bv nicknames lt is fm convience quick it vok : „ nition, and indication. I', c usage o is not of British origin, it i> an I Americanism Those serving m Rritbh vessels during the varl.v 1930 «■_ e may recall the radio storm vvarni- ings from American stations sm >- rounding the West Indies and 4 Central Americas’ storm belt d area Disturbances had glamorous i- names and descriptions were x often charged with emotions c enthusiastic to a degree and alarming if taken too scriouslv The.' were watered down voiisiderablv by the BritiMi. althougi all prudent* navigatuix listened. i of course. Titles such as "( v clone Pam'’ and so on. aie nowaccepted as names lot weather disturbance" by New Zealandoni. The Japanese tuna vcsm-i Mehl Maru No lb. w hidi lias been catching blue tin tuna in \ US . tralasian waters, is making & brief call at Lyttelton to obtain spares tor her fishing gear. ARRIVALS Rangaliia n. 45 am . o.jg; A apt. A F. Mclntvrv. Wcilmg ton iU.S.S ’ Frysna i 7.48 a.in 298. ( apt Mosese Haukimma. long* > iN.S.Sj. ’ Holmlca »9.18 am ■. 1053. ( dpi : G. I. Porter. Wellington •( s s ‘ Mahono (9.40 a.mJ. 4510. (apt ? J E. Peake. Auckland 'I.SS i. Torrens HL4O p.m 8497 (apt I* Ley re Olsen. Bluff (Kinscv f DEPARTURES Holmlca <4.17 p.m i. lo.i'l. t apt. ; G I Pot tvi W'cllingh i ■ ■ Rangatna iH.35 pin.'. 9387. I ( apt. A F. Mclniyie. Wcling j ton iL.S.S i. EXPECTED ARRIVALS I Kangatira, W eiinigi<*ii. todav. » /. (Daylight.' Holmlca. Wellington, Icb 8 * Turaknia. Wellington Ecb. . I Gladstone ■ Star W cliingtou. , Kangatira, Wellington, Icb 9 , February 9. ■ Silver Fern, Nagu.va. Erb. JO. >! Nippon Reefer. Auckland. February 11. Ngakuta Auckland. I cbruai Union Australia, Cape Tlicveiiard, Fcbiuat.v 12 Hawea. Welllngtoii. February I l.cuve Llovd Wellington, i cb Tccsta. Wellington, Evbruarv Straat Clarence. Auckland. February 13. Ereinantic Stai Wellington. 1 cbriiary 14. Sol Jean. Dunedin, Fcbruai.v i 4. | Venabu. Ocean Island leb 14 I Tasmania Star, Wellington, ! February 14 AitadeHos. Wellington. Icb ■ > ) Silver Dolphin. San Diego, Eeb- . ruary 15. . Shansi. Wellington tebiuai h * Vishva Mahima. Wellington. Ecb [ ruary 16 . (arpentaria Wellington lebiuary 18. I Martinquais. Wellington Erb .... I Maori Wellington. Fcbiuatv j; . (Tankvi r 4 Japan Rimu. Nagoya, I cb. 2 Cap v llano, N< u Plj mouth i tb* ruary 23. Ashbank Wellington. Icb. 2fi Atrevida. Wellington, Eeb. 21 | Harvester. Hiroshima, l i b [Union Aotearoa. Wellington, * b'cbiuaiv 27. * Bonzo. Auckland. Ecbiuai.v 28. jAntartico. Valparaiso. Ecb 28 J Norfolk Maru. Wellington March * Totigai no. W eliington. March 6. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Malicno. Wellington, today. Katca Timaru lodav iHolmdalc, ( hathams. todav Rangatira. Wellington, todav . U.S N.S Private John R iovvle. McMurdo Sound Ecb 8 Holmlca. Wellington. Feb 8 Rangatira Wellington. Ecb. 9. (Daylight.i Hague Maru. Auckland. Feb. 9 Frysna. Tauranga. E’cbiuaiv 9 [Hupeh, Wellington. Feb 11. Torrens, Wellington February 12. I Turakina. Picton. February 12 (Cumberland, Nelson. Feb 13 Ngakuta. Port Chalmers. Eeb 13 Nippon Reefer. Timaru. February 13. Hawea. Dunedin. February 15 Gladstone Star. Dunedin, Feb J . Silver Fern. Timaru. Februaiv 1 Union Aotearoa, Auckland Ecb ruary 15. Fremantle Star, Dunedin. February 16. Straat Clarence. Auckland. February 16. Teesta, Napier. February . Vcnabu. Napier. February 16 Silver Dolphin. Auckland Fcb- ' ruarv 18. Leave Lloyd. Bluff. Feb. 18 I Sol Jean. Napier. February 18 Shansi Tauranga. February 19 Aftadclfos. Dunedin. Feb. 19 Tasmania Star Bluff, F'cbruaiv 20. . Vishva MaJuma. Dunedin. February 20. (arpentaria, Dunedin Feb. 23. . Martinquais. ’Umaru, Feb 23 Maori. —, Feb. 25 (lankei • Ashbank. Dunedin.' Feb. 26 Japan Rimu. Wellington Feb 2.. Harvester. Bluff'. February 28 Cap Vilano, Dunedin. Feb. 28 Union Aotearoa, Tauranga, March 1. Norfolk Maru Wellington, March 1. Antartico. March 2 Bonzo. Timaru, March 2 •Norfolk Maru Auckland Manh 3. VESSELS IN PORT Hague Main, No. 1 ( ashin QuaI Cumberland, No. 2 Cashin Qua iMaheno. G.P W. 'Fysna, G.P.( ' U.S.N.S, Private John R Towlg G.P.E Katea. No 1 B.W Torrens. No I Weal Holmdale. No. 7 East. Hupeh. No 7 West