Shipping News
Lyttelton cargo sinks with ship
More than 300 tonnes of' Lyttelton cargo went down with the stricken Greek freighter Maira off the Western Australian coast on Monday — along with several thousands tonnes of general cargo from other New Zealand ports. The Maira, an almost new 10.000-tonne vessel, sailed from Lyttelton bound for the Arabian Gulf on March 14 with 1450 bales of South Island wool and 60 tonnes of seed and carpet from Christchurch. Details of the Maira’s fate are still sketchy, but it is understood that she suffered an engine-room fire before turning on her side in rough seas about 180 km off the coast of Western Australia. The 28 passengers and crew were rescued by a Norwegian freighter, the Team Augwi. She managed to pick up the survivors about midday on Monday, an hour before the Maira sank. The Maira was the fifth ship to call at Lyttelton on a new sendee to the Arabian Gulf run by the Gulf Shipping Company. The New Zealand shipping co-ordinator for Bums Philp and Company, local agents for Gulf Shippin (Captain R. Setchel!) said yesterday that the sinking would have no effect on the monthly service. •We have a ship due in Lyttelton on April 26, and a replacement for the Maira should arrive three weeks J after that," he said. It is understood that most : of the cargo was, paid for before being ship- . ped out. so most of the insurance claims will be j lodged by the consignees at ‘ the various Gulf ports. ;
ARRIVALS l Union Melbourne <7,13 a.m.), 4500, Wellington iU.S.S.) DEPARTURES • Leia i1t.12 a.m.i. 6000, for sea I iS.C.N.Z.). Union Melbourne <3.45 p.m.l. . Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Messiniaki Aigli, Wellington. April 15 Westmoreland, Wellington, April , N'edllovd Loire, Tauranga, April Pananagua, from sea. April 15 Southland Star. Suva. April 17. Coastal Trader, Auckland, April Rauma. from sea April 17. Pelayos. Christmas island, April Union Lyttelton, Wellington. April 18. Kwang IL. from sea. April 18. World Promise, from sea April 18. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Moreton Bay. for sea. todav. Nedlloyd Loire, West Africa. AprU 15. Southland Star, Wellington. April Coastal Trader, Dunedin. April 17. Union Lyttelton. Wellington. April 13. Westmoreland. April IS. VESSELS IN PORT Coastal Ranger, No. 2 West. Holmdale, No. 3 East. Karetu, Graving Dock. CONTAINERS Cargo from the following containers is available at Lvttelton: ACT 7. voyage 4220— ACT U 4002566. ACT 2. voyage 4224.—ACTUI 4003372, 2001998. 7090806 7063633.' 7045577 7021702. 7023693’ 7081717.' 7107196: K.NLU 400144; ACTP 2205692; STTU 2087101. CONTAINERS Cargo from the following con-I tainers is available at “E’’| Shed: — ACT 4. vovage 2322: At TL 2021929; UFCU 262253 Ned Llovd Hautman. vovage 6503: ACTU 7050608; CATU 2236330. Colombus Virginia, vovage 9SB: CTIU 4214952: SUDU 2103310; SUDU 2109941: SUNDU 2134008. Columbus Australia, vovage 3558: SUDU 2169160.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19780414.2.113
Bibliographic details
Press, 14 April 1978, Page 17
Word Count
462Shipping News Press, 14 April 1978, Page 17
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in