VESSEL HOVE-TO ALL DAY
Raging Storm Off North Australia ENGINEER SERIOUSLY INJURED By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Darwin, January 18. The worst storm in the memory of all the officers was experienced off the coast of the Northern Territory by ihe Burns, Philp steamer Marella, which arrived at Darwin last night, two days overdue from the southern States. The wind blew with hurricane force all day on Tuesday. Huge seas swept over the ship, smashing windows and doors, and damaging the cargo. -'The second engineer, Mr. Renfrew, was swept along the deck by a wave and suffered severe head injuries. He was taken to hospital on the arrival of the Marella at Darwin. A number of other passengers received minor injuries. The Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, narrowly escaped being washed overboard. A passenger said that the ship was hove-to all day on Tuesday. AU the officers and crew were on deck, and on the bridge throughout the day and night. Frequently passengers were thrown off their feet. Mountainous seas came over, flooding the cabins. Captain Donaldson said: “The wind and seas were the worst I have seen.’*
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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 98, 19 January 1935, Page 7
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