SHIP GROUNDS ON BAR
MISHAP AT HOKITIKA
The ltieteikvossiel Tfok-itikit, wdion enteiirig the port on Saturday evening at, Hokitika, found the channel most, difficult to : negotiate, mitt grounded. Her bow Stuck for same time. However, the expert, seamanship of:Captain Nnlder enabled the vessel to be manoeuvred seaward, despite the steering gear having jammed. At. the third attempt Captain Nai.dev succeeded in negotiating the bar and reached the wharf safely.
The vessel's only damage is to a. propeller blade,, due to contact with the shingle when being, freed- after ground-.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19132, 29 September 1936, Page 3
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