Shipping news Quail Island excursions
Quail Island is still proving to be a popular day’s excursion for local people, although interest in the daily guided walk has fallen off, according to Mr Dave Forrester, of the Lands and Survey Department. Each walk now attracted between 15 and 20 people. This was less than in previous summers, but probably because most people had now done it, he said.
In the last few years Quail Island has gone from being virtually unknown to a popular day excursion, particularly for school parties. “Under the circumstances the patronage has been as good as we would have expected,” he said. Mr Forrester said there had been no waning of interest among people who wanted to go to the island to swim and have a picnic. Launch trips to the island will continue to run every day until April 27. Small-boat forecast
Today’s inshore marine weather forecast from Lyttelton Harbour to the Waimakariri rivermouth, as received from the Weather Office las! evening: South to south-west IE knots, becoming variable 1( knots today. Occasional drizzle night and morning with visibility down to skm at times. Seas slight to moderate with nc significant swell. ARRIVALS Nil. DEPARTURES Nil. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Oregon Rainbow, Wgtn, January 13. • Nedlloyd Bahrain, Wgtn, January 14. Paul Buck, Alaska, January 14. New Zealand Mariner, Wgtn January 14. Canterbury Express, Melbourne, January 14. Professor Viese, sea, January 14. Kiwi Queen, Wgtn, January 15.
Tolaga Bay, Wgtn, January 15. Toyo Fuji No. 8, Sydney, January 17. Nedlloyd Marseilles, Auck January 17. Fua Kavenga, Nukualofa January 18. Australia Maru, Wgtn, January Australia Star, sea, January 18. PROJECTED DEPARTURES New Zealand Mariner, Dndn. January 14. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn. January 14. Canterbury Express, Wgtn. January 14. Coastal Trader, Auck, January 15. Nedlloyd Bahrain, Bluff, January 16. Professor Viese, sea, January 17. Kiwi Queen, Taur, January 17. Tolaga Bay, Europe, January 17. Toyo Fuji No. 8, Auck, January 17. Nedlloyd Marseilles, Taur, January 18. Fua Kavenga, Sydney, January 18. Australia Maru, Dndn, January 18. VESSELS IN PORT Mys babrova, No. 1 Breastwork. Coastal Trader, No. 2 West. Yuryo Maru, No. 4 West. Spirit of Competition, No. 7 East. Holmdale, No. 7 West. Pirit, dry dock.
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