BERTHING DIFFICULTY.
INCIDENT AT AUCKLAND.' TUG’S NARROW ESCAPE. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND. Nov. 21. Owing to a hard westerly wind and a strong ebb tide, the tug William C. Daldy narrowly escaped being jambed between the Awatea and the Queen s Wharf when the Tasman liner was being berthed this morning. Quick decisions and good seamanship made the incident less serious than it might have been. Allowing for the tide, which was flowing “like a mill race,” Captain A. H. Davey brought the ship round in a wide sweep in his first attempt to berth. The wind and the tide were too strong, and the Awatea began to drift towards the end of the Queen s Wharf. The heavy line connecting the tug with the ship was cut through, and the tug was cleared. The Awatea dropped anchor between the Queen’s and Princess Wharfs. Then, with the help of the tug, she was manoeuvred for a second attempt. This time she made an even wider sweep, and success was achieved. A line was fired from a gun on the boatdeck to the wharf, and it was not long before the passengers landed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 303, 21 November 1938, Page 7
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192BERTHING DIFFICULTY. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 303, 21 November 1938, Page 7
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