MARINE MISHAPS

Evening Star, Issue 17957, 2 May 1922, Page 4

MARINE MISHAPS

TASMANIA AGROUND EAR BLUFF WHARF.

[Peh United Press Association.]

INVERCARGILL, May 2,

When the steamer Tasmania was berthing at Bluff this morning the ebb tide caught her and carried her aground near tho'wharf. There is thirty feet of water under tho stern’, and the how is resting ou a soft bottom.

It is expected that the Tasmania will bo floated off to-night. Biro is making no water.

[Tho Tasmania, which visited Dunedin ou May 14, 1921, was purchased about eighteen months ago by tho Now Zealand Shipping Company, She is an ex-German liner, and was built at Flcnsburg, Germany, in 1913. When war broke out the veisol was lying at Antwerp. Blm was seized by the Allies and put into commission, The vessel was again in Antwerp when that port was captured by the Germans, and sho came into tho Germans’ possession, but not before her propelling machinery had been put out of action. On being recaptured by the British later in tho war it was found that she had been fitted with a now quadruple expansion engine, capable of driving her at thirteen knots. After tho armistice she was taken over by the British Controller of Shipping, who controlled her until three months ago. Tho Tasmania is of 7.514 tons gross register. Bho arrived at Wellington early last week from Australia, and after loading a quantity of Now Zealand products sailed on Saturday for Bluff and other ports to complete loading for Boston, New York, and tho United Kingdom.]

NAVUA DROPS PROPELLER.

RETURNING TO AUCKLAND,

[Per United Press Association.]

AUCKLAND, May 2

A wireless message from the Navua, which left for Suva at noon ou Monday, states that tho vessel lost her starboard propeller, and is (returning to Auckland. She encountered bad weather last night, and is making .slow progress, but expects to arrive at daybreak to-day. The company hopes that repairs will_ be effected so 'that the Navua can sail again on Friday.