GALES OFF VICTORIA.
BASS STRAIT SWEPT. A -STEAMER IN TROUBLE. (Received March 28. 8.13 p.m.) MELBOURNE. March 2S. Wild gales are thrashing Bass Strait. The steamer Marrawah, 600 tons, was in a serious /plight between King and Hummock Islands, owing to a breakdown in the cngineroom. Two other vessels rushed to her aid, but news came from the Marrawah that temporary repairs had been effected. She has a crew of 119 and eight passengers. A later message from the steamer said she was proceeding slowly under her own power to Stanley, 70 miles distant. The weather was moderating. All on board were safe. A gale, with a velocity of 60 miles an hour, accompanied by heavy rain, lashed the Victorian coast at the week-end. Small ships were forced to take shelter. FIVE YACHTSMEN DROWNED. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SQUALLS. ADELAIDE. March 28. The squalls which swept St. Vincent Gulf on Saturday caused much havoc to pleasure craft, 22 of which capsized. Five yachtsmen were drowned.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21143, 29 March 1932, Page 9
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163GALES OFF VICTORIA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21143, 29 March 1932, Page 9
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