REMUERA IN COLLISION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18180, 28 August 1922, Page 9

REMUERA IN COLLISION.

. . s— ♦ U*sPS INTO PORTLAND. OVER 700 SOULS ON BOARD. ; [raoM oua own correspondent.] LONDON. July 2JL Tha New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Remuera, Which left Southampton yesterday for New Zealand with 644 passengers and 166 crew on board, collided with the Ellennan- Wilson liner Marengo, 60 miles off Portland Bill, at 12.25 sun.. - to-day. The Remuera limped into Portland in a crippled condition, and her passengers were ianded. A dense fog prevailed when the ships 1 . collided. The Jtemuera's passengers were in bed at the time. The impact shook the vessel, but there was ho panic. The sea was calm. The captain immediately sent out a K wireless for tug assistance. Three or four pat out immediately from Portland and Weymouth. V They picksd up the Remuera about 20 miles off Portland Bill, making slowly for Portland under her own steam. Her , pumps were being, kept going, as she was making water fast in two of her holds, 1 and her head was giving a decided list to starboard. The tugs stood by her on the way to Portland. The harbour was reached about • 10 o'clock. When tho Remuera's S.O.S. was received the steamers Goodwin and Minnedosa, which were in the vicinity, pro- ;■ ceeded to the disabled liner's assistance. Plymouth and Salcombe lifeboats were also launched, but after a six hours' » search they failed to locate the liner. When the liner reached Portland Harbour she was down by the bows and had a, heavy list to starboard. Lloyd's sub-agent at Portland telegraphs to-day :— The Remuera is now moored at JNo. t Government buoy, Portland roads. She has a hole in her starboard side below water, and other extensive damage. No. 2 hold is full of water. No. 3 has Bft. of water, but the ship's pumps have this under control. Admiralty divers with collision mats, also salvage pumps, in attendance. The list of first-class passengers on i-. the Remuera is as follows: — Mr. L. B. Andrea, Mr. and Mrs. S. Barclay, Mrs. M. J. Braddock, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Clark. Miss J. Clark, Miss E. D. Clark. Mrs. E. Dennistoun, Miss B. E. Dennistoun. I)r. and Mrs. G. J. St. . C Fisher. Master A. M. Fisher, Miss E. F. Hawden, Mrs. F, H. Hutton, Mr. W. E. Johnson, Mrs. J. Joseph, Lady E. Maude, Mr. W. A. McLaren, Miss T. Morton-Jones, Mrs. E. E. Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. A. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. G. Sunderland. Mr. G. F. Baughan, and Mrs. G. Win cate. The second-class passengers are mainly New Zealanders returning home, the third-class emigrants including parlies of domestir servants. % A-rnonc the passengers is a family named Webb, with 13 members. Another is Mrs. HB-.s, a Isdv of 76, who was recently received bv Queen Mary on making her first visit to this coimtrv for 60 years. There is also a five-year-old boy travelling alone to the Anlinodfis. The first saloon passengers arc to leavo to-morrow bv the Ormuz. The second &H saloon passengers will come up to London, and provision for their accommodation will be made for them by the shipping company. It is hoped that they ■will be able to get away bv tho Panaroa ft. ; on Aueust 11. Accommodation will be provided for the third-class passengers at Eastleigh until surti time as they can be sent on by the Panaroa, the Couinthid ,; Y and other outward-bound vessels.