Test for sea legs
The Port of Taranaki’s newly rebuilt pilot launch Rawinia (above) is put through her paces during sea trials at Lyttelton yesterday. i The 18-year-old launch was rebuilt from the hull by the Lyttelton-based shipbuilding company, Stark Bros, Ltd. After three months in the factory, the vessel now boasts new teak decking, a modern cabin, gearbox, and electronics including radar, echo-sounder, and auto-pilot. Stark Bros won the rebuilding contract by tender earlier this year. The work involved stripping the
launch down to its beltings (hull rim) and transforming it into one of the best equipped pilot launches in New Zealand. On completion of extensive trials by the Marine Division of the Ministry of transport, the Rawinia is due to sail for New Ply-
mouth tomorrow. Her crew, under the command of Captain Andrew Gale, will take the launch back. The voyage is expected to take two days with a stop at Picton. Once back at New Plymouth, the launch will go straight back to work. The Rawinia can also double as a tug, with a towing book and reinforced buffers being additional features. As the Port of Taranaki services many of the developing energy projects in the region, the Taranaki Harbours Board is improving its floating equipment.
Test for sea legs
Press, 25 November 1983, Page 4
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