STEADIER STRIKES A ROCK.
BEACHED TO AVOID SINKING. ; \ . ': x . '''THE CREW SAVED. -'-' '_ " By Telegraph.—Prcß* Aasociatlon.—o>Hrnjll»k V ;- , ■ , <Kc<?eiTed Julj* 26, S. ? S.tri;) : .. Brisbane, July 26. ; ; '£ The IMUa, one of the Adelaide Stead-" ' ship * Company's newest cargo steamers* has struck a rock in Whit Sunday,, Pas- ;, . sago. ■■ _ '.__: ..".;",. ',■ ■■ -■ _ : .■■-. ..-.'" The vessel has been beached to prevent ; . her sinking. Nos. 1 and 2 holds \-atp ;": full of water. , . ... - <.^ The crew is. safe. ■■ . ■■•' *'•• ■ >> » ">".' VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED. ! (Received July 27, 12.55 a.m.) : Brisbane, July 26. The vessel is badly damaged. She lie* in an awkward position, and it will he imi possible to tow her off while the present weather conditions continue. . • ■ '_ ' "~~~ '■' ■ ' ■;:■■■'" -'fli The Urilla is a steel steamer of 1965 gross tons, and was built in 1907 by Sir ; ; Ilayllon Dixon and. Co., Ltd., at Middles- ' bro'. Her length is 275 ft 7in, breadth ,40ft 4in, and depth 18ft 7in. Whitsunday Passage is a narrow passage between. Whit- . ;; Sunday Jsland (or Nukutapipi), one of the Tuamotu Group, and the mainland 'of Queensland. '■ * ',"','
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 7
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166STEADIER STRIKES A ROCK. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15056, 27 July 1912, Page 7
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