STEAMER WRECKED
HAURAKI ON THE SCENE
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (A.P.A. and "Sun")
(Received 20th May, 12.10 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, 19th May. The Union Company's motorslup Hauraki responded to an S.O.S. and is attempting to rescue the crew of the steamer Indian Harbour. which is wrecked on Point Garda, IHS miles from San Francisco.
RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE
WITHOUT SHORE AID
(Received 20th May, 12.20 p.m.) SAN FRANCISCO, 19th May,
Being heavily laden the Hauraki was unable to approach close enough to get a line aboard the Indian Harbour but is still standing by to pick up the crow of 27 if they take to the lifeboats. Water is rising rapidly in the holds and seas are pounding her hard. The gale is increasing. \ Captain Anderson of the Hauraki wirelessed San Francisco that the Indian Harbour was in a very bad position and that rescue was impossible without shore aid. She was breaking up rapidly and sent a message to the Hauraki appealing for quick assistance or a tragedy was imminent because the seas were too high to allow launching the lifeboats.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 20 May 1927, Page 5
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179STEAMER WRECKED Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 20 May 1927, Page 5
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