STRANDED INDRABARAH.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13104, 18 June 1913, Page 8

STRANDED INDRABARAH.

HOPES OF REFLOATING

(Per Press Association.)

MARTON, last night

A Rangitikci Advocate representative •visited the scene of the stranding of the Indrabarah to-day. ' She is closer m shore than at first, and is broadside on, her bow pointing towards the south. She has a slight list to starboard. A big attempt to refloat her is to be .*made on Friday .or Sunday. All depends on the weather. The ship will pull herself out stern firstj using her propellers to cut a channel m the sand. She is not silting up, arid bumped a great deal on Monday night, pieces of ber propeller blades breaking away. Captains Rainey and Pliinket, jand Mr Daniels are on board, arid the former is very confident of refloating, -if not this time, then later on with spring tides. • -*--

C— ptain HoHirigsworth is also very confident, and m good spirits. It is

understood that five .of the ship's -winches have been torn out, and the

'•others"' aro " being nsed now,* and ' at- . tempts, to .shift. ,the. liner are made every tide.

The capstan, which is capable of lifting 100 tons, is also bent over. Twenty stevedores arrived from Wellington this —afternoanr It -is "understood they are to ' jettison -SO.OGOcarcases of frozen mutton fi*oitt' Noy 3 holdj: as it is" impossible ' idr«tf£h|-er3i c -to?' approach. . -The.. sefe was* "calm ; to-day. J ." \y ' - .-•> 'y WELLINGTON, last li^ht;' ' X- : AT "-inessager' dispatched by Captain '' W&tehlihy froni the ; tug Terawhiti at 11;45 tlii^' ihorning ' per pigedn to the Times reads' i^'Tndrabarah wires connected up, and are hove tight, ready ylot spisng tides; already floating m her bed- ;■ Storhibird ' arrived off Indrabarah ytharee miles out, and the Terawhiti transferred' a message from the. Indra'bai_l^ Y^*^lows i\ rThe weatlier unfav- - forableybo- land men. .Proceed to Wahgahuif''/The captain, of the Stormbird evidently deemed it 'wise to proceed to Wanganui^ The - Terawhiti now under way to Castle cliff to take m stores and water, returning to the Indrabarah -at daylight tfy ;&and by. for the *l*agh...tide. Yesterday -vf e experienced a strong westerly with 1 heavy sea. There is now a light " north-west wind and the sea is; .subsiding.*'' A; i i i iiA^Xi::\-:r! ■*-,;.«* ', v i:r. y-.\