TROUBLE IN PORT
ONE ENGINE OF LINER CAPTAIN’S SKILL NEEDED (Pur Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. A mishap occurred to the starboard engine of the Union Steam Ship Company’s express liner Awatea when berthing on arrival from Sydney yesterday. The ship’s engineers, assisted by a staff of fitters from the shore, were working on the engines all yesterday arid throughout the night to locate the trouble and ascertain the extent of the damage. While the Awatea was berthing an order was telegraphed from the bridge to the ungineroom for an astern movement on the starboard engine to help swing -the ship into position. The engineers found tire order could not be carried out as the turbines would not move astern.
Tire bridge was notified by telephone and Captain G. B. Morgan at once let go the starboard anchor to check the ship's way and skilfully manoeuvred her alongside the wharf with the port engine and propeller.
Fortunately the Awatea lias completed her weekly summer running and will be in port until Thursday when she is due to leave at 11 a.m. for Auckland.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 3 May 1938, Page 2
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183TROUBLE IN PORT Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 3 May 1938, Page 2
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