STEAMER'S ROUGH TRIP.
BATTERED BY HEAVY SEAS. FITTINGS 10SSED ABOUT. BARRDALE'S UNLUCKY VOYAGE, [B? TELEGRAPH. —PIIF.SS ASSOCIATION*.] NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. Battered bv mountainous seas and driven before a gale of almost hurricane force (ho steamer Barrdale, which arrived at New Plymouth this afternoon, had an extremely rough voyage from Auckland.
The vessel, with 3000 tons of phospljate left Auckland on Tuesday. On turning North Cape she ran into rough we?ther. Throughout yesterday she averaged only three knots and steamed 20 miles from the / shore. She rolled violently and furniture and fittings were tossed about, in th« stateroom, where Captain Naylor'3 wife had a terrifying experience. A steward, carrying afternoon tea, crashed down a cornpanionway and smashed everything he carried. He wa* lucky not to be injured. On one occasion the officers' dinner was swept from the tables. The Barrdale lias had an unlucky voy. age. While awaiting favourable weathur to load phosphate aft Ocean Island for Auckland and New Plymouth,"she drifted for 79 days in rough seas. In (bis time provisions became short and sickness oc- 5 curred among the crew.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20722, 15 November 1930, Page 10
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181STEAMER'S ROUGH TRIP. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20722, 15 November 1930, Page 10
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