WRECKED OPUA
MASTER INTERVIEWED % MISTY WEATHER (Per Press Association.) WKLLINUi'ON. t'l'Vis day. The captain and crew of the wrecked slctunor C'pllll arrived in Wellington al 9 o'clock hist evening, after having de ei r l,.. t l | 0 abandon the vessel. Ihe engine room of \i hich is flooded. Interviewed. Captain 11. Fowler Raid I hat after leaving llisborne the vessel had lair weal her for Ihe liisl half of Hie hip. Thru they experienced showery, misty wonther. ' Mr. Scarborough, Ihe second officer, was on watch at the lime Ihe steamer struck. Within fifteen minutes of the vessel grounding a. boat tinder A. Hendry want sent ashore with a line, and .'is soon as communication will 11 shore was established Hendry went to Mr. Riddiford's station and ■communicated with Wellington by telephone. Captain Fowler and his crew are load in (heir praise of the wonder;;;! hospitality received at Ihe station.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17155, 4 October 1926, Page 8
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150WRECKED OPUA Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17155, 4 October 1926, Page 8
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