REPAIRS TO WAITOMO.
FITTING A NEY/ TAIL SHAFT.
OPERATION AT THE WHARF. Repairs to the Union Company's steamer Waitomo, which broke her tail-shaft in the Tasman Sea and had to be towecl 850 miles to Auckland, will be commenced next week, but the vessel will not be docked for the purpose. When the accident occurred the vessel was en route from NewcasOo to Bluff with a full cargo of coal. ' A large quantity of the coal has been unloaded at King's Wharf, but as it will be a considerable time before the remainder is discharged it is intended to move the Waitomo to Western Wharf and replace the defective tail-shaft while she is afloat. To do so it will be necessary to trim the cargo and vrater ballast in such a way as to cause ths stern of the vessel to lift high enough out of the water to allow the propeller to be unshipped. When that has been done the tail-shaft will be drawn inboard and then hoisted on shore. Later a new tail-shaft will be lifted on board and placed in the stern tube, where it will be pushed out far enough to bo fitted to the propeller.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20022, 11 August 1928, Page 10
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