DISABLED ON HARBOUR
FERRY BOAT AT AUCKLAND ENGINE BREAK-DOWN THE CAUSE |By Telegraph - Piers Assoeiainuii AUCKLAND, This . Day. Bound for Stanley Bay, the Devonport Ferry Company’s Pupuke was disabled when a gudgeon pin in a piston became twisted rendering her engines useless. The ferry drifed up the harbour with two passengers on board. Blasts from the Pupuke’s whistle attracted the attention of the master of the ferry Makora, and soon the passengers in the Makora could see that the Pupuke was in difficulty. The Makora’s course was diverted and she ranged alongside the disabled ferry. The two passengers were taken on board and were conveyed to Devonport, and then transported by car to Stanley Bay. The tug Kumea was sent to’ the ferry’s assistance and after a few minutes she turned back to Auckland with the Pupuke lashed alongside,
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 11 September 1937, Page 8
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139DISABLED ON HARBOUR Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 11 September 1937, Page 8
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