FERRY STEAMER STRIKES A REEF.
rLOA TED 01 r WITHOUT DAMAGE. Jvir", (By :Telograph,—Press Association.) Auckland, June.si. . -. During her 5.15 trip from Auckland la 'SfcVHelier's Bay., tho Dcvonport ferry' i'steamcr. K'awau struck a wef almost ojv-i posite tho' new wharf at ICohiniarnuiii.- .1 heist earner, struck-on tho port sido nnd'roli- ' ed: overdo; tlu& starboard, and settled onIhe i-omV .'.rhe-.'f> were. a nuniber of,- pas--: "sengerir onboard; but although I hey wer« ,rather.'startled at tho sudden'impact. rcrinained:' perfectly-;- cool.- ■' Launching '■ a' 'dinghy,"'lho'-uiiite of tho vessel and a pas'singer,*, went? ashore' at Kohimarama and ,s;-n:. word.- by ■■ telephone to tho i-teamer -'Eagle, which'. arrived with tlic company'b manager and landed tho passengers, When itho" tide roso the Knwau righted herself: :tuid floated, - It was found that.she had' ■received.no damage whatever, and was ablo to steam- without assistance to Devon port,' 1 where sho anchored for the night.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1473, 22 June 1912, Page 6
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