ROUGH WEATHER.
IN ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC. SHORTAGE OF COAL. AUCKLAND, Juno 15. Short of coal, the cargo steamer Pipiriki, bound from New York to Sydney, put in :o Auckland last night. Her officers reported that the vessel had encountered stormy weather both in the Atlantic, when on her way from Liverpool to New York, and in tho Pacific. Included in the steamer’s cargo arc 4000 tins of railway iron for Western Australia, which was the cause of much trouble and considerable anxiety on hoard when the vessel was crossing the Atlantic. A week out from Liverpool the steamer ran into stormy weather and was subjected to a severe buffeting. On April 9 the wind increased to hurricane force. At tho height of the gale tlie violent rolling of tho ship caused the iron rails in No. 1 hold to break adrift, and they were thrown about with the lurching of the steamer. The ship was at once hove-to and the work of securing the rails was begun. All tho deck hands, under the direction of the officers, toiled in the hold, it being realised that the loose rails were likely to cause serious damage if not secured, and at the end .of four hours the men’s efforts were successful, the awkward cargo being made fast. The <la mage was confined to several twisted stanchions.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 169, 16 June 1927, Page 3
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224ROUGH WEATHER. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 169, 16 June 1927, Page 3
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