LINER IN SWELL.
UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Jan. 20. Damage amounting to several hundred pounds was caused to crockery, and templerv excitement prevailed among the passengers, on the Mariposa when she encountered a heavy swell outside the Golden Gate when dropping the San Francisco pilot on January 5 at the commencement of her voyage to Auckland. Caught unexpectedly in boisterous conditions, th» liner rolled heavily, and a large quantity of crockery stacked ready for use in the kitchen was hurled to the floor and smashed, and replacements would, it w r as estimated, cost between 1000 and 2000 dollars. Taken by surprise, a number of passengers bad difficulty in keeping their footing. The majority retired to their cabins while the ship was rocking heavily, and those who remained on deck supported themselves as best they could. Once the pilot was safely aboard his launch,however, and the liner continued on her course the unsteadiness disapjieared, and conditions became normal.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 45, 21 January 1939, Page 9
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160LINER IN SWELL. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 45, 21 January 1939, Page 9
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