Awahou Safe Under Tow
WELLINGTON, Thu. (Sp.) The Awahou. reported on Monday to be sinking 200 miles north of Fiji, is in no further danger. According to a report received by Air Headquarters, Wellington, the Awahou has been taken in tow by the Government tug Dengei. ‘ They are making for Suva, accompanied by the Lakemba, on which are the Awahou’s seven passengers. RNZAF Catalinas maintained a protracted vigil over the Awahou. The first flyingboat, captained ■by Pilot 11. D. B. Flintoff, of Christchurch, took off from Lauthala Bay at 4.5 a.m. on Monday, and the pilot maintained his vigil until relieved at 3 o’clock that afternoon by another Catalina captained by Flight Lieutenant B, J. Oliver, D.F.C., of Whangarei. ■ This plane remained circling the vessel throughout the night and guided the motor-vessel Lakemba to the scene.
Flight Lieutenant Oliver, whose vigil had lasted almost 14 hours, returned to base at 5.20 a.m. The Lakemba remained alongside the Awahou until the arrival of the Dengei, which took the Awahou in tow. Radio contact with the Dengei and the crippled Awahou was lost later that day and another aircraft was despatched, with Flying Officer T. Morcom, of Christchurch, as pilot. The vessels were intercepted some 200 miles from Suva, a few minutes after midday. <
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Northern Advocate, 13 October 1949, Page 7
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