MINOR PERILS OF THE SEA
The report of the complete stoppage at sea of the Elder Dempster liner Saiigura owing to the body of a whale becoming jammed in the blades of the propeller comes more as a surprise to the public than to navigators. . Among the minor perils of the sea, especially to steamships, are derelict articles lost from other vessels. It frequently happens that large baulks of timber are washed from a ship's deck and float on the water. They cannot be seen by navigators, and are drawn into a ship's propellers. When this happens there 16 certain to be a broken propeller or propeller-shaft. Whales are annoying creatures, and are too lazy to get out of the way of an approaching vessel. Every month several are reported to have been killed by steamships, but they do not - cause much damage to the propeller owing' to the softness of their bodies.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15659, 13 July 1914, Page 6
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153MINOR PERILS OF THE SEA New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15659, 13 July 1914, Page 6
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