ABANDONED.
THE WRECKED MANATA
CAPT. NORBURY OX BRIDGE WHEN SHIP STRCCK;
/Per Association.)
AUCKLAND, this day
Listing heavily to port, her boWs gaping below the waterline on the rocks of Slipper Island, the steamer- Mamun was abandoned at seven o'clock on Saturday night, after inspection had shown that an attempt to refloat the vessel would be futile. . When the vessel struck at 11.30 o'clock on Thursdav, the impact was terrific, and several of the (row werfi thrown fwm their bunks. Captain Norbury, who was on the. bridge, states "there was a rainstorm at the time. ITc paid tribute to the behavior of the passengers.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17059, 14 June 1926, Page 7
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104ABANDONED. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17059, 14 June 1926, Page 7
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