THE GREYCLIFFE DISASTER.
Sir,—This accident reminds me of on® which happened during the war. Two vessels, one a large one, the other a destroyer (the Hawk, if I remember right), were steaming on a parallel course when suddenly the destroyer turned toward the larger boat and collided with it, with large loss of life. At Hie inquiry it was demonstrated that two boats steaming on a parallel course are similar to two boats at anchor in a stream close together and with the anchor cables fastened amidships on each boat. So long as tliey are parallel they are safe, but i! one turns slightly toward the other, they are drawn together because there is a larger body of water flowing between the sterns than can pa3s between the bows, where the passage is narrower. This tends to form a vacuum between the two boats, and they will be irresistibly drawn together. I think this should bo more generally known. Digger.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19799, 21 November 1927, Page 12
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160THE GREYCLIFFE DISASTER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19799, 21 November 1927, Page 12
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