SHIPPING DISASTER.
Nelson, May 2(1
The Taranaki arrived this morning. At 7 o'clock last night, when off Cape Farewell, a tremendous sea struck her on the starboard side, carrying away the two boats on the port side, and dashing one of the starboard boats against the engineroom. The skylight and the whole of the railing round the poop was torn awaj*. The cabin skylight was stove in, and the wheel smashed into pieces ; the cabin was flooded, and the light extinguished, but fortunately no one ay as hurt. She had a heavy list to port, owing to the coals shifting, and altogether looked a complete Avreck Avhen coming into harbour. She will remain until to-morrow morning, to | V^ah ' d * m^ S -
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 340, 26 May 1877, Page 2
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