DAMAGE ON SHIP
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, January 20,
Damage amounting to several hundreds of pounds was caused to crockery and temporary excitement prevailed among the passengers on the liner Mariposa when she encountered a heavy swell outside Golden Gate when dropping the San Francisco pilot on January 5 at the commencement of her voyage to Auckland.
- Caught unexpectedly in boisterous conditions when she stopped to drop the pilot the liner rolled heavily. A large quantity of crockery stacked in the kitchen ready for use was hurled to the floor and smashed and replacements would, it was estimated, cost between £200 and £400.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 14
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