STEAMER ASHORE.
STRANDED NEAR TERAWHITIB . I ■ ■ v i i ALL PASSENGERS SAFELt - LANDED [Pkr Press Association.] WELLINGTON, January &>. The Anchor steamer Kaitoa stranded at Terawhiti this evening, in a thick fog. She was bound from Nelson to Wellington- with about eighty passengers, including a number of soldiers returning from leave. All landed without casualty. The vessel is stated to be fast aground, but is not making water. Mounted police have been despatched to the scene, which is difficult of access, also aid from M'Menamin's station, whither the passengers are walking.
The tug Terawhiti will go to the scene in the morning if the fog lifts, and cars will be sent overland. The sea was smooth when the vessel grounded.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17079, 31 January 1916, Page 6
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119STEAMER ASHORE. Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17079, 31 January 1916, Page 6
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