DAMAGE TO SHIP
FERRY_COBAR FIRE AT DAY’S BAY
WOODWORK CHARRED
(PA) WELLINGTON, March 22. A fire aboard the harbour ferry Cobar at Day’s Bay wharf about 8.30 p.m. on Saturday caused damage estimated at about £IOOO and will put the vessel out of commission for months. The fire started in the crew’s quarters among paint, oilskins and seaboots and spread along the passenger accommodation. The cause is unknown, but the police are investigating. The Eastbourne and Days Bay fire brigades attended the outbreak, which had a good hold before they could start pumping sea water into the burning vessel. At one stage the wharf also caught alight. . The fire was extinguished about lu p.m., but not before 30 feet of woodwork on both sides was badly charred and several steel plates near the seat of the fire were bucklea. According to an official of the company the Cobar will -make one run with passengers today but her schedule after that will depend on the decision of the Marine Department.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22593, 23 March 1948, Page 5
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