DESPERATE STRUGGLE AT THE PUMPS
TO KEEP SAILING .VESSEL AFLOAT
(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) •Australian ond'N.Z. Cable Association.)
SYDNEY, This Day. The sailing vessel Sandvigen, which left, Sydney on June 10th, towed by the steamer St. Vincent De Paul, bound for Noumea, experienced the full force of a cyclone which swept Tasman Sealast week and narrowly escaped disaster. Both vessels returned to port. The Sandvigen’s main hatch and galley were stove in, and the ship was continually awash. Twenty-two men aboard had a desperate struggle at the pumps to keep her afloat. Amidships on the port deck securely tied down in a cradle, was a steam tug for use in Noumea hai’bour. At the height of the storm this was washed clean overboard, carrying with it forty feet of steel bulwarks. The main deck was broken in four places, and through these holes the water poured into the ship. Temporary repairs were effected and it was decided to return. The Sandvigen had four feet of water in her holds on arrival.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 18 June 1924, Page 5
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