CAPSIZE OF LIFEBOAT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19235, 26 January 1926, Page 12

CAPSIZE OF LIFEBOAT.

THE WANGAttUI FATALITY. DIFFICULT TO TURN BACK. [ST maKSSASH. —cms waarawaraasra. ] WA2sG.em. Mreadsj. Describing tie events leading op U the .capsize of a. lifeboat of the steamer Kir ra&ra at Wasgasni Heads, by which tie third officer, Ifc Batty, lost his life, one of the crew.. Mr. Charles Carrie, 'who bad a severe .straggle for life,'said:. "When we left 'the ship, ''there was a choppy sea and the wind 'was strong. We hoisted the sail, bat,made' little headway, so had to rely on'the oars. Campbell. Anderson, Field and myself each held an oar, and Mr. Batty was at the tiller, though for a speli he relieved at the oars. We were carried away to the south, and could see we would have d j in. nJ iy ~:, a-i, - ing the entrance. "Tnfortnnately, it would have been jasi as difficult to turn back. After about two hears, we got to the moles, bat were close to the soath mole,, and a wave carried as on to if with very little wamine. We were thrown upon, the reels and the boat capsized. I saw Campbell and Anderson get ashore, but eon J a n0... reach the "ro&fcs raysdf- The._ sea. was very turbulent -around the rocks, and I thonght if was ah up. The .drift carried me rout-d the mole, I managed i.e. swim ashore, bnt it was card weak, .and I was all an when I .reached the foeacn, "Use other three were there, but had seen no sign of Mr. Batty." Mr. -G'Sxtm stat.es ithkt when the 'boat capsized. Mr. /.Batty was wearing an overcoat. He himself had ©a a dungaree coat, but &carik»a this m the water, all though .stall handicapped by boots.. trousers and sweater. Anotner of the nisn had on heavy sea boots, bet he got ■rid of them fust before the focal- was wrecked.

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