SHIP IN DISTRESS
Off Wellington Coast MIDNIGHT REPORTS IN DOUBT(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 23The Post and Telegraph Department has received advice from Kekerangu that a steamer of considerable size was in. distress at 9-30 to-night about six miles .south, offshore fuom ranguAt 9-55, another steamer was reported to be standing by the disabled vessel. but the information was not definitely certain on the pointThe weather is clear and the sea calmLater advices state that the following vessels are probably in the vicinity: The Port Waikato. Wakakura. and Nora, NivenL A Blenheim report states that TroBove, of Kekerangu, reports that it ■ppears that the disabled vessel is ■loving slowly southwards- Probably Be is being tendered by a small vesS’ which apparently had arrived ■Lt nine o’clock, but it was d fficult accurately what was happen-
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Grey River Argus, 24 April 1937, Page 9
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135SHIP IN DISTRESS Grey River Argus, 24 April 1937, Page 9
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