A MILD SKIRMISH
INCIDENT ON STEAMER’S DECK TWO MEN FALL INTO HARBOUR (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Oct. 24. As the result of a mild skirmish on board the steamer Hertford, when two deck hands fell about 35 feet into the harbour, one of the seamen. Frederick Gosling, aged 17, years, suffered con' cussion, and was admitted to hospital. It was while the friend of the injured man, John Mailen, was attempting to prevent him from diving into the harbour for a swim, that the two overbalanced and fell into the water. Dazed from their experience, the men were rescued, but not without difficulty, although a line was immediately thrown to them from the ship. When Gosling failed to reach the line, the third officer. J. Cree, jumped overboard to assist both men to the ship’s side. Gosling was taken to hospital.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23331, 25 October 1937, Page 8
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