LASHED BY STORM.
ISLAND VESSEL’S EXPERIENCE. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 30. Battling into a terrific south-wester-ly storm which whipped the Pacific into a mighty torrent, the Matiia experienced what her officers described as the worst trip in living memory from Rarotonga. Showing no outward signs of her trying trip, the vessel arrived at Auckland on Saturday morning,. being a day late. Actually, it was a stormy voyage throughout the round trip lasting a fortnight. The ship was unable to put into some of the island ports and passengers could not be landed because of a heavy ocean swell making the hazardous entry through coral reefs even more so. Often the wind reached hurricane foMce. The ship was tossed mercilessly and waves broke continuously over her bows. The decks were awash for days at a time and water frequently crashed up to the height of the bridge, where the helmsman had an unenviable task. Speed was reduced for short intervals during the worst hours of the storm, when the ship was pitching so badly that , the propellor was periodically exposed and shook the ship from end to end.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 205, 31 July 1939, Page 11
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188LASHED BY STORM. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 205, 31 July 1939, Page 11
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