THE PENYBRYN'S STORY

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 47, 23 August 1930, Page 10

THE PENYBRYN'S STORY

UNEXPLAINED MYSTERY

CAUSE OF DISASTER

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SUVA, This Day

Tho Penybryn reached Suva this morning with five tons of coal in her bunkers. Captain Salvcsen reports that on the receipt of a, wir&less message about the Tahiti he sat on the crosstrees all day. At 7.30 in the evening ho sighted rockets, and reached the Tahiti at 10.30. Ho went close j to the Tahiti, and offered to transfer the people. It was not urgent, and the Benybryn stood by. On the arrival of the Ventura the Penybryn lowered boats under the mate and assisted in transferring the passengers and light luggage. There was no confusion, and the Tahiti's winches were going to the last. Heavy baggage was left aboard. . Tho Penybryn picked up a large trunk owned by a naval officer, and is landing it at Auckland. The sea was fairly calm all the time. Captain Toten reported four feet of water in No. 4 hold, eleven feet 'tween decks and in No. 3, and the engineroom was flooded. Captain Salvesen asked Captain Toten on arrival / the cause of the accident and tho number of the ships-complement, and received no reply. The Penybryn is a steamer of 4251 tons, built at Burntisland, on the Forth, in 1929, and engiued and owned in Norway.