THE STRANDED OPOURI
* — EFFORT TO TTATTT, VESSEL CLEAR OP THE HOCKS. I!r Telwtri'Dh— T'ppfs A»«ocialiorj Greymouth, September 5. At the Opoiiri, since 6 o'clock this morning, tho Harbour Board slafF. with the aid of a locomotive, lias boon hauling the vessel toward:? the shore. The objncfc is to roach a sandy lioach. Considerable progress wns made, and it is Tioiicd to «ct the vessel clear -of tho rods to-day. The covers of the main hatches were washed off last niglit, and it is feared that tho perishablo cargo has been destroyed.
MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY. A magisterial inquiry will !>e held at GreynimiHi into the circumstances of the grounding of the steamer Oponri. The assessors have not yet been appointed, and no date hns been decided on.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3183, 6 September 1917, Page 6
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125THE STRANDED OPOURI Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3183, 6 September 1917, Page 6
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