Wounded pride
PA Dunedin The greatest damage done when the roll-on ferrv Union Melbourne went aground in Otago Harbour yesterday morning was to the pride of the captain. It was the first time this had happened to Captain G. J. Tedd in 16 years on the bridge. Divers inspected the hull of the ship yesterday but it was thought there had been little, if any, damage done. The 7500-tonne ship grounded at 7.46 a m. on mud beside the channel near Goat Island, in the lower harbour. However, the ship was free after 33 minutes, without help, and berthed at 9.15 am. Captain Tedd said that the
ship got set to eastwards by the wind and out-going tide. A pilot error resulted in Captain Tedd’s not allowing enough clearance for the movement and the ship grounded on mud and sand at the side of the channel. Captain Tedd said the ship “came off under engines and helm.” “I waltzed the stern backwards and forwards and backed her off,” he said. The grounding probably only “scraped a bit of mud off the bottom,” he said. The ship was never in any danger. The greatest damage was probably done to Captain Tedd’s pride. He admitted being embarrassed by the incident.
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Press, 25 February 1978, Page 3
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