MISHAP IN FOG
FERRY ‘ STRIKES SUBMERGED WALL
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, August 5. Running into a dense bank of drift* ing fog about 8 o’clock this morning, the vehicular ferry Eaglehawk, bound from Devonport to the city, struck si submerged portion of the rock . wall near the berthing place. The ferry .was moving slowly at the time. , .Sh« was easily backed off. The damage below the water line is thought to be slight, but the ship will have to be docked for examination. 1
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Evening Star, Issue 24265, 5 August 1942, Page 4
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82MISHAP IN FOG Evening Star, Issue 24265, 5 August 1942, Page 4
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