TASMAN'S PASSENGERS
ARRIVAL AT TOWNSVTIXE
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Atmlralian A N.Z. Cable Aennuiatioa.)
(Received 9th May, 11.5 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. Passengers taken from the steamer Tasman arrived at Townsville by the Akimaru. They state that it was' raining on the night the Tasman stranded and in the absence of a guiding light, the vessel got too l close to Clerke Island and ran on a sand spit, where it remained fast. The vessel grounded quietly and the engines were, reversed, but failed to move ber. Morning showed the ship to. be on a soft coral reef with other reefs around her. The Tasman is safe and uninjured and should he rof lon tod easily. The steamer Roggevenn, which had passed the spot earlier the same night, returned, and made (wo attempts to tow the Tasman off, but on each occasion the tow line parted. The Tasman's passengers went ashore and indulged in picnicking and swimming There was plenty of bird iife on the Island and fish was plentiful.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 May 1927, Page 5
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