ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER.
THE RIMU ASHORE 'AT DUNEDIN. [BT TELteOR&PH.—-HRES3 ASSOCIATION. ] DtrKEWK, Wednesday. AFTER taking in transhipments per the "Suffolk the s.s. Rimu left Bower Pier for Invercargill at a-quarter ;to six 'O'clock yes; terday evening. '•;, In proceeding down the ' 'harbour, in' ins darkness, she grounded in I the Cross Channel, ! on': the 'id* nearest the I mole. Berarsing the engines failed to shift ber,•' and ■ a further ;attempt"by-;the-Imw-cargiii to tow hex off this morning was also fruitier. -; Sh©' if sitting • upright; on & soft mudbaaJc, and hi*, sustained no damage as far as can be ascertained. M. Captain Sundfitrusc is.-- confident that.at high Voter this evesicg the Jnvorcargill -will tow her off easily, the failure this morning being due to the tide having receded too fair : ■when the attempt was made. t . ■, . . . -..-';. " ' : . ;- Later. '; The Rimu. has been refloated. The Rimu is a twin-screw ; eteam«T ©£388 tons register, engaged in the Thinodin-Inver-cargill trade. '""' ' ' ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13489, 16 May 1907, Page 5
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153ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13489, 16 May 1907, Page 5
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