RIDING OUT THE GALE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16458, 17 June 1924, Page 5

RIDING OUT THE GALE.

RIPPLE LOSES ANCHORS. On Sunday morning, when the gale was at its height., people who were watching the two vessels sheltering at Young -Niok’s Head, noticed, one of them,, the Ripple, making for sen. It could bei seen that even across the bay the vessels were being severely buffeted by the waves, but watchers on shore were not aware that the seas had been so heavy ns to cause the anchors of the Ripple to pant. Such was, however, the case, and the captain then decided to make for the shelter of the Mahia. From the shore it. appeared that the Ripple was having a very bad time, and shippinfg a lot of water, but when interviewed on arrival yesterday afternoon, the captain said that the boat had proved very seaworthy and had shipped no water at all. He had often seen rougher weather at sea, but he did not think he bad ever seen heavier sens in the bay than those of Sunday morning. Conditions on board when making out of the bay Were not particularly pleasant, bat no damage was done to the gear beyond losing of the anchors. Over at. the Mahia the vessel was in comparatively calm water, and there the vessel rode out the gale. Tlie Ripple came in to the wharf shortly before 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon., and this morning proceeded across the bay towards Muriwa.i, in an endeavor to find the missing anchors.