SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 17756, 6 September 1917, Page 4

SHIPPING

TIDES.—SEPTEMBER 6. Bluff .. 5.05 a.nu 5.29 p.m. Invercargill 5.4') a.m. C.09 p.m. Riverton 4.05 a.nu 4.29 p.m. PORT OF BLUFF, ARRIVED. September 4—Te Anau, 957 tons, Peterson, from Auckland, via East Coast ports. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. September s—Theresa5 —Theresa Ward, 9 tons, Harbord, from Halfmoon Bay. Harbour Board, agents. SAILED. September s—Theresa Ward, 9 tons, Harbord. for Halimoou Bay. Harbour Board, agents. The Te Anau arrived on Tuesday night from Auckland with 370 tons of general cargo for this port. She loads some 1300 tons of produce here for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The Karamu is loading coal at Greymouth for Bluff and Dunedin. The Karamu was due at Greymouth on Tuesday from Onchunga. She will load coal at the West Coast port for Bluff, and after discharge at the southern port will proceed to Port Chalmers to undergo survey. The coastal steamer Kotare will not go to Stewart Eland from Dunedin this trip to load timber for Oamaru, as was previously arranged. She was expected to arrive back at Dunedin yesterday morning from Invercargill, and was fixed to sail last jiight for Bluff, Invercargill, and Riverton. STRANDING OF THE OPOURE (Vgr United Press Association.) GREYMOUTH, September 5. Since 6 this morning the Harbour Board staff and locomotive are hauling the vessel shorewards with the object of reaching a sandy beach. Considerable progress has been made, and it is hoped to get the vessel clear of the rocks to-day. The covers on the main hatches were washed off last night, and it is feared the perishable cargo has been destroyed. SAILING VESSELS SOLD. The steel ship Ainsdale, 1725 tons register, carries about 2900 tons deadweight, built by Mr C. .1. Bigger, Londonderry, in 1890, classed 100 Al, S.S. No. 2 in 1913, and owned by Messrs P. Iredale and Porter, Ltd., Liverpool, has been sold for about £22,000. The steel barque Dolbadarn Castle (ex Earnmount, ex Hay tor), 1860 tons register, carries about 3400 tons deadweight, built by Messrs VV. Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow, in 1897, classed 100 Al, S.S. No. 1 in 1915, and owned by the Dolbadarn Castle Ship Company, Ltd. (Messrs R. Thomas and Co.), Liverpool, has been sold to the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, London, for about £31,500, delivery at Santos. It is reported that she is to be fitted with motor engines in addition to her sail capacity. The steel ship Celtic Glen (ex Iquique), 1859 tons register, carries about 3100 tons deadweight, built at Messrs W. Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow, in 1892, classed 100 Al, S.S. No. 2 in 1915, and owned by the Celtic Glen Company, Ltd. (Messrs R. Hughes-Jones and Co.), Liverpool, has been sold to Mr Herbert Ford, 95 Cohnore row, Birmingham, for about £23,000. TEE INYERCARGILL-TERAWHITI COLLISION. The magisterial inquiry' concerning a collision in Wellington Harbour on August 7 last between the Union Company’s tug Terawhiti and the coastal steamer Invercargill, owned by a Wellington company called the Steam Ship Invercargill, Ltd., was opened at Wellington last Friday. Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M., preskied, and he had with him as nautical assessors Captains Felix Black and George Lambert. In his evidence Captain Fowler, of the Terawhiti, stated that immediately before the collision the Invercargill was in the glare of the sun. He heard no whistles from the Invercargill before he gave three blasts from the Terawhiti, which was after he had given the order to go astern. "When he gave the order he was travelling at about 11- knots. The Terawhiti was a boat that dropped its way instantly the engines were stopped. It was quite possible that the Terawhiti would drop from full speed to 11 knots in 800 yards. The Invercargill appeared to swing towards the Terawhiti, and he immediately sang “full astern,” at the same time calling out to the Invercargill; ““Why don’t you go astern?” He then saw the master of the Invercargill move rapidly from the centre of the bridge to the whistle, and give what witness took to be three blasts. Whether the master of the Invercargill heard him sing out or not he did not know, but the vessel continued to go forward. At the time of the impact the Terawhiti was-not moving ahead. The nature of the impact was a “slight bump,” so slight that witness did not think it would do any damage. After further evidence had been heard on both sides the inquiry was adjourned until next Thursday. THE WEATHER. SUMMARY AND FORECAST, , WELLINGTON, September 5. Mr Bates’ weather report; Showery conditions prevailed in the west coast and the southernmost districts of the South Island. There was fair weather elsewhere, with increased cloudiness. To-day freshening north-west winds predominated, and the barometer has fallen in the south. Present indications are for northerly to westerly gales, and a faffing barometer every* W'herc, the weather boisterous, cloudy to overcast, with rain following generally.