Large Iceberg Seen From Overseas Ship

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 June 1932, Page 2

Large Iceberg Seen From Overseas Ship

SOUTHERN' INDIAN OCEAN SPECTACLE

A large iceberg was sighted in the Southern Indian Ocean from the Shaw, Savill and Albion motor ship Karamca, which arrived at Auckland from Liverpool, via Capetown, on ’Wednesday. The iceberg, which was estimated to be about 500 ft. in length and about 100 ft. high, was seen early on the morning of May 23 when the Karamca was in latitude 44 degrees 52 minutes south, and longitude 53 degrees 26 minutes cast. When first sighted the iceberg • was distant about two miles on me starboard bow and was about a mile away when the Karamca passed it. The weather was fine and clear and the moonlight gave the iceberg a silvery appearance. The conditions were not extremely cold, the air temperature at‘the time being 42 degrees, or 10 degrees above freezing point. It was the only ice sighted by the Karamea. On a dark night and in very thick weather the iceberg would have been a danger to navigation and for this reason information regarding its position, its estimated drift and the weather conditions wore broadcast by wireless from the Karamea.