Shipping News
Some still remember tidal wave scare
Collectors of useless information may be interested to know that yesterday was the eighteenth anniversary of the “great Chilean tidal wave.” The worst fears never eventuated at Lyttelton, but there were exceptionally high tides and all rolling stock on the wharves was taken to safety, through the tunnel. In addition, electric motors on the wharf capstans were fused, the fisherman’s wharf and the Wheatsheaf Hotel were flooded, a tug went aground, and Christchurch residents flocked to the seaside to watch. ARRIVALS Nil. DEPARTURES Holmdale (3.47 p.m.). 911, Capt. H. C. F. Hunt, Chatham Islands (U.S.S.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Mattia Gubec, today. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, today. Coastal Trader. Auckland, May
Nedlloyd Freetown, Auckland, May 29. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, May--30. Kuaka, Tauranga. May 31. Kotuku. Marsden Point, May 31. Iron Arnhem, May 31. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Toa Moana. Auckland, today. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, May 27. Persian Reefer, Napier. May 29. Coastal Trader, Dunedin, May 29. Union Lyttelton, Wellington, May 30. Iron Arnhem, May 31. VESSELS IN PORT Toa Moana. No. 2 East. Coastal Ranger, No. 2 West. Persian Reefer, No. 3 West.
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Press, 27 May 1978, Page 19
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