SCHOONER ASHORE.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 181, 16 July 1912, Page 6

SCHOONER ASHORE.

THE TRUSTY LEAVES HER | MOORINGS. The big sea running outside ye ,terlav made itself felt even in lie Iron Pot, and a watchful eye was, kept upon the fleet of vessels in the ] Finer harbour. Notwithstanding I Igilance. however, the schooner Trusty left her moorings and went [ ..it to sea. Luckily no one was <n I board at the time- j It is not known definitely how tie] - essel got adrift, but somewh •re 1 between 11 and 12 o’clock she was j jicked up by the fierce tide and ear ; ■’,'d out into the open bay. Her. / •be huge rollers took possession. and - he was driven high and dry on to | the Petane Beach, near the beaions She rests on an even keel upon li e o!t. shingle, and from inspection *o far appears to be quite uninjured, vm.’ no grave difficulty is anticipated in getting her off when the sea mo lerates. _ _ | Tl-e Trusty wa" moored just in | front of Murray, Roberts and Co- sstore, and the watchman noticed she vas missing at midnight. He at: ic ■ rang up Capt. Tonkin, who, to-i : .o;b >r 'vit h Capt. Norman, made for j ihe Port with all speed to see what j ■r ( i ] 1 ho do’io. Steam was got ;<p' >n the Al"'’’ : ri. but the night was tr oj lark and th - ■ n too high for any- ■ bing to be dn ie. ? s rn<ri as' day-; Ighi same they found the T-us’y, i ■t.ated, almo't high and dry. ; \Ve understand the vessel is partly: -.,>v'-ofl hv insurance. Her cargo j o n sts of 20 tons of general goods. 1 A re'M'oscntative of “The Tribune ’ ■.-i<i • ! the Port this morning, and foari that suspicion had heo.s aroused that foul play was possible. The rones b” which the vessel wa: I 1 ied. though considerably frayed how signs of having been severe.. Fv a sharn instrument. Cant, Ton '•in said he had been told of thU uspicion on the telephone, but had :ot yet seen the ropes.