MISHAP TO MATUA
STRIKES SUBMERGED ROCK DAMAGE NOT SERIOUS [Peb United Press Association,] _ WELLINGTON, February 10. Advice was received this morning by the Union Steam Ship Company that the motor ship Matiia had met with a mishap when entering Harbour, the principal port of the Tonga or Friendly Islands. The exact cause of the mishap is not know, but it is believed to be some change in the buoys marking the difficult eastern entrance to the harbour. Apparently the Matua. struck a submerged reef, the impact causing some damage to the after part of the ship and the propellers. The ship is said to be making some water. The Matua left Wellington on January 29 and Auckland on February 1 for Rarotonga, where she arrived last Saturday, and thence proceeded to Nukualofa, where she was due on Wednesday. An inspection of the damage was made, but the full extent could not be ascertained. It was apparently not very serious. The Matua is to complete her itinerary, calling at Apia, Samoa, and Suva, before returning to Auckland, where she is due on February 21. The ship will then come to Wellington, where she will go into dry dock about February 24 for survey and repairs.
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Evening Star, Issue 22880, 11 February 1938, Page 8
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204MISHAP TO MATUA Evening Star, Issue 22880, 11 February 1938, Page 8
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