COLLISION AND SINKING OF A STEAMER.

North Otago Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 5041, 21 December 1885, Page 2

COLLISION AND SINKING OF A STEAMER.

(BY TKLEGUAPH.) Wellington, December 30

Tile Marine D.'parlmjnt hns v ceived a

telegram that iho Bloimaia T.m^ihoa anrl Minnie C isey collidod this m irning off the Terew P.'inl, Wairoa River, Kiiapira,

» (BY TKI.EGF.AVH.) Wellington, December 30. Tile Marine D.'partmjnt hns v ceived a telegram that thn Blotmais T.tn^ihoa anrl Minnie C isey collidod this m irning off the Terew P.>inl, Wairoa River, Kiiapmi, and that the Tan»ihoa sunk. Auckland, Djcembor 19 At two o'clock this moruing, while the atearae;? Minnie Caaoy wa? on the passage from Dirgaville, she c >1! ddd with the steamer Tangihca ofl Bacoa Po'u f , Wiiroi River. On th 9 Bteim-jra meating Iho Tangihoa suadealy atarb )tir(3ed her helm running completely under the buoys of

the Minuie Cisey, wtto struck her on the starboard cido. AH on boar! the Ta-igihoa jumped on board the Minnie C isoy, and the former s'u<unt:d about without control for u v iout eight minutes and sank in deep water. Ii was a pitch dark

night, but all the lights were burning. The <?i!jso pf the collision was the

Tangihoa's holmsrnnn starboarding instead of porting. Tha Taugihoa wa? owned by Captain Seymour, and was insured. The Miunie C^sey *vai only dtUtyagod at thejpoxb bow.