STEAMER RUNS ASHORE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18594, 3 January 1935, Page 5

STEAMER RUNS ASHORE

GOLDEN STATE’S MISHAP

ACCIDENT ON RECENT TRIP

A narrow ■ escape from being wrecked during her recent voyage from New Zealand and Australia to America was experienced by the American steamer Golden State, which arrived at Auckland from Los Angeles on Sunday. The accident occurred when the steamer was proceeding from Sydney to Kaliulni, Hawaiian Islands, to load a sugar cargo for San Francisco.

When approaching the group on October 16 a.t 1.30 o’clock in tlie morning tlie Golden. State ran ashore at Maalaca Bay, Muni Island, where she remained fast for 36 Lotus. Fortunately the weather was fine and the sea smooth. Tlie, place where she stranded was a sandy hay and practically no damage was done. Alter being towed afloat by two tugs and tlie coastguard cutler Utica, the steamer was taken to Honolulu, where she was examined by divers. No repairs being necessary tlie vessel loaded a quantity of raw sugar at Honolulu and then proceeded to Kaliulni and completed loading more raw sugar, which was discharged at Sail Francisco, where the steamer was docked for further inspection before she loaded her present cargo at Pacific Coast ports, for Auckland, Wellington and Australia.