ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER MAORI
PROPELLER BLADE LOST.
(br TULMtlAI'ir— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
■ ; ' 'Christchurch, February' 4. , :An> accident occurred to the turbine steamer; Maori on the ■ trip • down; from Wellington to Lyttolton last'night. At.-2.-30 'a:m. it • discoyered that -.something had jgone wrong with -the centre/propeller, .which necessitated the,: stopping of. tlio -centre' engino. ' Sue vessel was brought'on with the' .Mig-tko"-telton until 7.40 'a.m. "A diver Vwont- down to make;an '.examination "and found" that ,'oiie of the - propeller • blades had been'cast. • The vessel will leave 'for Wellington to-night '.as uhual, and -on ■ rbturmn'g; oil -ThtiWday mornwill bo docked to - have la i iiew . propeller -fitted!j.- : Advantage will-'-also•:be tiiken of' her.- heing; ni - dock to clean : aiid pamt the rfln/on-'Satiirdaj. 1 lie Maheuci, which' arrives'' at Lyttelton on Thursday-moriiing, will wait/at -Lvtielton- to take - passengers "on to Wellington on the arrival of the'first/express'frohrtho-south/'
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 113, 5 February 1908, Page 8
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