TARAWERA ON A ROCK.
SUCCESSFULLY REFLOATED. *
[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
. . . 'Napier, Wednesday. . The Union Steam Ship Company's Tarawera, drawing 16ft- forward and 18ft 6in aft, grounded on the eastern side of Auckland Rock shoal last night, when leaving for Gisborne. ' The chart at this point shows a depth of 16ft. -
- The harbourmaster states that the water was dead low when tho vessel grounded.
After an hour and ' ten minutes the Tarawera was floated off by the rising tide, and the aid of her engines, and proceeded on her voyage, apparently undamaged. .
Gisborne, Wednesday.
The steamer Tarawera arrived here this morning. Captain Kennedy reported that no damage had been caused to the vessel.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14303, 24 February 1910, Page 5
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