STEAMER ASHORE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 24 June 1912, Page 5

STEAMER ASHORE.

STAR OF CANADA AT GISBORNE

VESSEL'S POSITION* SERIOUS,

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.

GISBORNE, June 24. The Tyser Company's steamer Star of Canada dragged her anchors, and afc midnight went ashore on the beach at Gisborne. The vessel's position is serious. The crew are safe.

The Staf oi Canada was blown ashore on Kaiti beach, Gisborne. at midnight, during a fierce southerly squall The vessel sent up distress rockets, and signalled by means of tJi3 i rorss code that she was rapidly dragging hor anchors, and drifting on shov«. and asking that a tua be sent at once.

Nelson Brothers' tug Hipi went alongside, and Captain Hart stated that he wanted the tug to put out an anchor, but as the sea was too rough to enable this to be done, the Hipi returned to port.

The vessel has since dragged in broadside on, and appears to have settled down several feet, though she is still rising and falling to the sea and bumping heavily. There is water in Nos 1 '2, and 3 holds. J

The position is regarded by nautical men as gerious. All aboard * are safe There was no difficulty in getting ashore and tugs will be able to go alongside