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STRANDED SHIP [BY CABLE. —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT J MELBOURNE, November 28. Giving evidence at a Marine Court inquiry into the stranding of the ship, Orungal, on November 11, .at Port Philip Bay, Captain S. Gilling said he followed a track laid down by the naval authorities, which took him away from the customary navigation landmarks. He was anxious to get inside Port Philip Heads, because he knew minefields had recently been discovered off the coast. About 10 p.m., when the weather was thick and the sea rough, he began to get uneasy. Suddenly he saw a blur of light. He believed it to be the Point Lonsdale light, whereas it turned out to be the light on' Barwon Heads. Thereafter a flash of lightning revealed land on the port beam. He put the helm to starboard, but the vessel grounded before she had time to answer. Captain Gillipg added that a westerly set on the ship’s northerly course was responsible for the Orungal being ten miles off its true course.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1940, Page 7
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