STBANDED VESSEL
HULL BADLY DAMAGED. REMOVING ARTICI.ES FROM STEAMER. Per Pres* Association. AUCKLAND, Juno 12. An inspectioii of tho Manaia this morning showed that the hull was badly damaged and full of water, with the cargo floating about in the holds. The Star’s . representative on the Rimu wirelessed that the vessel’s nose is on the rocks, held in position by two bow anchors. Everything possible' has been transferred to the Rimu—the ship’s compass and binnacle, dinner chairs, clocks, carpets and pieces of machinery and cargo—tho Manaia and Rimu being connected by lines. 'Llie boats make trips without the use of oars.
The underwriters’ representative says the rent in. the Manaia’s bottom is considerable, but tho extent of tho damage would not bo known until the vessel has .been examined by a diver.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 164, 12 June 1926, Page 10
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132STBANDED VESSEL Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 164, 12 June 1926, Page 10
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