WRECK OF THE SCHOONER TRANSIT.
[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, This day. The schooner Transit, Garroway, master, bound for Lyttelton with a cargo of guano, put in here last Friday with a broken main boom, and having sent the broken boom and mainsail ashore, anchored in the road-stead ; A north-east gale, sprung up on Monday ; increasing, yesterday with a very high sea ; Last night the gale moderated, but the sea still made, The Transit- was riding to two anchors and about 2 a.m. both cables parted, and the vessel went ashore on Petone Beach. As the vessel neared the breakers, the crew six hands, took to the .rigging, and all got ashore. One man was thrown to the deck when the; : vessel struck, ands rather badly hurt, He was landed safely. The sea is going down, but the vessel is a total wreck. The cargo was insured but the vessel was not..
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Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1058, 11 July 1883, Page 3
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