ROUGHTEST TRIP YET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19379, 17 July 1937, Page 6

ROUGHTEST TRIP YET

RANGATIRA ARRIVES LATE GALE AND HIGH SEAS (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The inter-Island steamer Rangatira was 2', hours late in arriving from Wellington to-day, having experienced the roughest trip yet. The fury of the gale and the high seas reduced her speed to 8i knots. The vessel carried 411 passengers, and in Cook Strait shipped two big seas, but sustained no damage. The seas flooded the captain’s quarters on the boat deck.

SHIPPING DELAYED

EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH SEAS

(Special to the Herald.) WELLINGTON, this day

Yesterday’s heavy southerly considerably delayed shipping at Wellington. Trc intermittent heavy rain hampered cargo operations, but a number of vessels which had completed cargo were unable to leave port owing to the southerly gale and heavy seas.

Apart from the trawler Nora Niven, which left at 8.15 a.m. for the fishing grounds, the only ships lo leave Wellington yesterday were the Tamahine for Picton, and the Rangatira for Lyttelton. The Kaitoa, relieving in the Nelson ferry service, left her berth at G.3Q p.m. for Nelson, but was unable to clear the heads owing to the heavy seas running, and returned to the wharf. The master of the Kaitoa, Captain O’Donnell, reported that exceptionally hcpvy seas were running. The weather appeared to be especially heavy on the East Coast.* The Japanese motor ship Brisbane Mam, bound from Auckland to Wellington, reported by wireless that she had been considerably delayed, and did not give any definite time of arrival. She left Auckland at 7 a.m. on Thursday, and was due at Wellington early this morning. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Turakina sheltered at Gisborne yesterday, the Port Line motor ship Fremantle was at sea off Waikokopu, and the Federal steamer Huntingdon was at sea off Napier, all these liners reporting that very heavy seas were running.

COASTAL SERVICES TIMETABLES DISO RGA N - ISED As a result of the heavy seas running on the Coast the s.s. Tiroa took 11 hours to come from Tolaga Bay to Gisborne, a trip she can make ordinarily in four hours. The ship left Tokomaru Bay about 5 p.m. on Thursday for Gisborne, but later that night she put into Tolaga Bay for shelter. She resumed her journey at 8 a.m. yesterday and reached Gisborne at 13.30 p.m. Rain and weather conditions generally have disorganised shipping during the past week. The Home-boat Turakina, which anchored in the Gisborne roadstead yesterday morning, has not been able to commence loading on account of the stormy conditions. A number of ships have been delayed by rain, including the Pukeko at Napier, the Pakura at Lyttelton, and the Awahou at Portland.. The Wainui, which was similarly delayed at southern ports, sheltered last night under Young Nick’s Head on arrival from Napier. The Margaret W also was delayed, and only this morning left for Auckland. The auxiliary scow l ltnir left Auckland ,on Tuesday night for Gisborne and has evidently been held up by tlie weather.