THE DISABLED TIROA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17237, 17 April 1930, Page 7

THE DISABLED TIROA

GOOD PROGRESS OF TOW SHIP REACHES GISBORNE Information received this morning by the Uisborne Sheepfarmers' Frozen Meat and Mercantile Co. concerning the disabled steamer Tiroa, which was picked up by the s.s. Pukeko 14 miles oft White Island yesterday morniug, with a broken tailshaft, indicates that both vessels were making good progress. Ihe ships reached GisDorne as i p.m. today. *The two vesseis were off East Cape shortly before midnight, and were reported to "be making five and six knots. The vessels passed Tokomaru Bay at 4 a.m. to-day, and Tolaga Bay at 7 a.m. Tim Gisborne agents of Messrs. Richardson and Co. received similar advice this morning. On completion of the discharge of her Auckland cargo the Tiroa will be put on the slip here for the fitting of a new tailshaft, winch fortunately the owners have in their ]>ossession. When the vessel is ready for sea she will proceed to Auckland "to resume her time-table in the Auckland-East Coast-Gisborne service. It is understood that the motor ship Margaret W, which is undergoing annual overhaul at Auckland and which should come off the slip at the beginning of next week, will replace the Tiroa during the period required for repairs to the latter vessel. So far the company has decided to take no action with regard to declaring a general average on the cargo, but it was gathered this morning that the matter would be discussed at a conference to-day. Captain George, of the s.s. Hikurangi, which was chartered to maintain the Margaret W's time-table, stated to-day that he was approximately an hour's sailing time behind the Pukeko when she went to the assistance of the Tiroa, and Captain Owen had acted wisely in accepting the first offer for help. The Tiroa was in no immediate danger, said Captain George, for the s<ja was calm at the time. Captain J. .R Owen, who is in command of the Tiroa, was on the auxiliary scliooner Elsie Mary when she foundered off the Aldermen Islands on her way from Gisborne to Auckland. The five membe-s of the crew who put off in the Tiroa's surfboat for White Island for assistance were eventually picked up by the Pukeko.