ARAHURA'S STORMY VOYAGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16567, 16 June 1917, Page 6

ARAHURA'S STORMY VOYAGE.

HOVE TO FOR TWO DAYS. Rotoh weather has been experienced by the steamer Arahura, which arrived from the East Coast yesterday afternoon, since she left Auckland last Saturday. The run to Gisborne and Napier was uneventful, but on the vessel's arrival at Napier on Monday morning the wind changed to the south-east, accompanied with heavy rain, •which prevented the working of cargo. Towards evening a hard gale was blowing, and a vessel moored near the Arahura had to leave the wharf and put to sea. At 11 p.m. the Arahura left for Gisborne. By that time the wind had increased to a violent south-east gale, with a high ea and squalls of very heavy rain. On Tuesday morning the Arahur a was off Gisborne, but the weather conditions were so bad that the vessel was hove to off the bay, frequent soundings being taken, as the constant rain squalls made it impossible to pick up the land. Though the vessel remained lor two days hove to and labouring heavily in the rough sea, she shipped very little, water, and no damage was done. At daylight on Thursday the weather moderated and the steamer was able to anchor at Gisborne and land her passengers, who were thankful to get on shore again, the vessel having taken 56Jhrs to complete a passage of 85 miles. I F