TOWED TO PORT
TRAWLER IN DIFFICULTIES Shortly after clearing the Hokitika Bar at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday a Hokitika trawler had its propeller fouled by a net and lay helpless for several hours until her plight was noticed from the shore. At 4 p.m. the trawler signalled for assistance and the authorities communicated with the Greymouth police, who arranged for Mr. R. Wilson to take his trawler to the scene. He left at 6.30 p.m. and reached Hokitika within three hours. After taking the disabled vessel in tow, Mr. Wilson left on the return voyage at midnight and entered the Greymouth Heads at 0.15 a.m. on Monday after a very rough trip in the face of a strong north-easterly wind and heavy seas.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21149, 17 July 1943, Page 4
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