LAUNCH REFLOATED.
DIVER'S SERVICES REQUIRED. The small launch Lenore, which capsized and sank alongside the steamer Marama in the stream on Saturday night through ten stewards jumping on board instead of two, was refloated yesterday and taken to her mooring off Heme Bay. • The position of the launch was located on Sunday and yesterday morning a diver went' down and put lashings around the sunken craft. In the afternoon the Harbour Board tug Te Awhina lifted the launch to the surface. When it was bailed out it was found to be undamaged and as far as the owner, Mr. Hayson, could see none of the gear had been lost. : Mr. Hayson and his wife had a very narrow escape from being drowned when the launch capsized.- Mr./ Hayson was in the engine room and his. wife was in the cockpit and . they had considerable difficulty in extricating themselves when the launch turned ■ tartly ■ ■•' •/<,->■'
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19230828.2.102
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18489, 28 August 1923, Page 7
Word Count
153LAUNCH REFLOATED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18489, 28 August 1923, Page 7
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in