THE KETCH WATERLILY
HOVE-TO IN GALE REPORTS “ ALL WELL ” (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 18. A gale encountered on Tuesday night by the ketch Waterlily, in which, seven old boys of Christ’s College are en route from New Zealand to Tonga, made it necessary for the vessel to heave to for some hours. A wireless message to this cflect was transmitted from the ketch by short wave and was picked up by an Auckland amateur. Only brief details were given, but the vessel reported Ail well,” although the weather was threatenThe ketch’s position at 8 o’clock, tonight was given as longitude 175 deg and latitude 31deg, which is about 250 miles north of Russell. That port was left on Sunday. ' ■ ?
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21648, 19 May 1932, Page 8
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121THE KETCH WATERLILY Otago Daily Times, Issue 21648, 19 May 1932, Page 8
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