MAORI IN A STORM

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 12

MAORI IN A STORM

VERY HIGH SEAS

The Union Company's ferry steamer Maori arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 2.10 p.m. yesterday, instead of at 7 a.m., which is her usual time. The Maori, was . delayed by a southwesterly galo with very heavy seas. The Maori arrived back in Wellington this morning, and the master (Cap: tain G. B. Morgan) said that the trip in which the Maori was delayed was one of the roughest ever experienced by her, but, probably not the roughest. There was always a tendency, he said, for.masters of ships to say a storm was the roughest ever experienced, but he could not say that with respect to the Maori's passage. Tho Maori had arrived at Lyttelton after 2 p.m. in the past, and on one trip she. did not" arrive until after 4 p.m. Also, he could recall ,a trip when she did not pass Cape Campbell until 4 a.m. on the day" after leaving Wellington, whereas it was usual for the ship to pass Cape Campbell at 10.30 p.m. on the day of leaving port, and the Maori was up to time in passing Capo Campbell on Tuesday evening. . Captain Morgan said he was unable to estimate the strength of the jvind during the stormy passage that de* layed the ship, but probably it was about sixty • miles an, hour. The seas were exceptionally high and steep. It was pointed out by Captain Morgan that when tho glass is falling the seas are nearly always steep, But after some days of storm the waves flatten out. The passengers kept off the decks, which were frequently awash, and many of them were sick. No damage was done to the ship.