MISSING LAUNCH FOUND.
ASHORE ON SANDY BEACH. SLIGHT DAMAGE BY STORM. OPOTIKI, June 13. Mr Allen Abbott found his launch, the Scout, stranded on a sandy beach at the Rurima Islands. The launch was swept away from its moorings at Whale Island in a storm last Tuesday night, with the result that a fishing party was marooned. The launch went ashore on the only sandy beach in the vicinty. Had it gone ashore elsewhere it must have been dashed to pieces. The engine was not damaged, but one plank was sprung and two anchors, a coil of rope and an oar were missing. Mr Abbott started to search for his launch, as soon as he returned from Whale Island. He went in Mr Walker’s launch, the Waihou.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 June 1927, Page 6
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127MISSING LAUNCH FOUND. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 168, 15 June 1927, Page 6
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