Museum given survival gear

Press, 23 July 1986, Page 13

Museum given survival gear

Two life jackets and three packs of lifeboat supplies from the ill-fated Russian cruise liner, the Mikhail Lermontov, have been given to the Lyttelton Historical Museum. The liner sank at Gore Bay in the Marlborough Sounds on February 16 with the loss of one crew-man. The equipment was donated by the Baltic Shipping Company, through George Scales and Company. Mr Baden Norris, the museum’s curator, said he was delighted to be entrusted with the items, which would attract considerable interest. "Although this ship was lost barely six months ago, and may not be though of as museum material by some, I have no doubt that a museum’s role is to give shelter and importance no matter what its age,” he said. ARRIVALS Spirit of Competition (7 a.m.), 1600, Wellington, (Pacifica). Union Dunedin (7.30 a.m.), 9330, Dunedin, (U.M.S.) DEPARTURES Spirit of Competition (4.45 p.m.), 1600, Wellington, (Pacifica). Nedlloyd Marseilles (11 p.m.), 7154, Tauranga, (P. and O.). EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal Trader, Dndn, today. Auckland Express, Wgtn, tomorrow. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, tomorrow. Allied Pioneer, Wgtn, tomorrow. Euplecta, sea, tomorrow. Malaysian Princess, Auck., July 25. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, July 26. Coastal Trader, Auck., July 28. Tarahiko, N. Plym., July 28. Kowulka, sea, July 28. Plata, sea, July 28. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Forum New Zealand, Nap., today. Coastal Trader, Auck., today. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, tomorrow. Union Dunedin, Dndn, tomorrow. Auckland Express, Auck., July 25. Swiftness, Dndn, July 25. Euplecta, sea, July 26. Spirit of Competition, Wgtn, July 27. Coastal Trader, Dndn, July 28. Tarahiko, Dndn, July 28. VESSELS IN PORT Sifnos Island, Cashin Quay No. 2. Swiftness, No. 2 East. Ngapara, No. 4 West. Holmdale, No. 7 West. Spirit of Free Enterprise, Dry Dock.