TERRIBLE BUFFETING
T SCOW IN TROUBLE. i _____ r A SAFE DELIVERY. GISBORNE, This Day. The Gisborne Harbour Board’s newly purchased auxiliary scow Ngahou received a terrible buffeting on the voyage from Wellington to Gisborne. At times all hope of her living out the gale were abandoned. • The Ngahou left Wellington at 6 o’clock on Friday morning and experienced moderate head winds Till off •Castlepoint, when she struck a heavy easterly gale, which lasted till yesterday morning. Mountainous seas swept the vessel. The forward bulwarks were stove in and minor damagd' was done. The greatest danger was due to a leak which began yesterday morning. In a short time the engine room' was flooded. The pumps were manned and the crew managed to keep the ship afloat. If the leak had occurred during f the height of the gale the master is * of opinion that nothing could have saved the ship from capsizing. £ Running before the gale, the Ngahou x made a speed of 20 miles an hour be- c tween Cape Tmfnagain and Cape Kid- j nappers. The scow arrived at Gis- 1 borne at 8 o’clock last evening with a two and a half feet of water in the J engine room. The leak has not yet j been traced. No other serious damage |— was done and there were no mishaps to any of the crow. The Ngahou will be" used for shipping stone for the harbour works at Gisborne.—Press Assn, - ■■ - I
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Northern Advocate, 2 March 1926, Page 4
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