SCOW HERALD ASHORE
CREW RESCUED BY TOFUA
AUCKLAND, 14th July. The scow Herald ran ashore on Flat Rock en route from Whangarei to Auck-
land at 3 a.vn, Tlie survivors scrambled over the jib-boom on to the rock. The Tofua, passing in the vicinity at 1.50 p.m. observed the castaways, launched a boat and took the survivors off, transferring to the Harbour Board launch off Rangitoto at 4.45 and ' then proceeded on her voyage to Suva.
DERELICT DRIFTINCi
WELLINGTON, 14th July
The Secretary of the Post Office has received the following navigation warning:—"The Tofua reports that the scow Herald was wrecked on Flat Rock at 3 a.m. on 14th. The crew were saved. The derelict, full of coal, is drifting towards Great Barrier Island and is a danger to navigation."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 July 1928, Page 5
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130SCOW HERALD ASHORE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 16 July 1928, Page 5
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