A ROUGH VOYAGE.
SEAMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, April 23. The steamer Ihumata, from Newcastle, bound to Gisborne, put into Auckland to land a seaman, James Thomas, who, during a heavy gale on April 16, while lashing a barrel of oil to the rail, was hurled against a winch and seriously injured, apparently internally. All Saturday.night and Sunday a fierce gale was encountered, and the decks were continually flooded.The weather improved, but it did not moderate until Tuesday. One sea carried away the binnacle on the after steering gear, the log was lost, and minor damage was done on the deck. The Ihumata is expected to rsum hr voyage this afternoon. ’
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 26 April 1927, Page 7
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113A ROUGH VOYAGE. Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 26 April 1927, Page 7
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