PORT OF BLUFF.

Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF.

VESSEL IN PORT. Opawa m.v. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze, Wellington. January 28. H.M.S. Leith. Dunedin, January 29. Narbada, Dunedin, January 30. Waikouaiti, Oamaru, January 31. Waipiata, Dunedin, January 31. Waitakl. Hobart, February 4. Pennyworth, Lyttelton, February 14. Imperial Star, Timaru, February 14. Canadian Scottish, Dunedin, February 15. Anglo-Canadian, Lyttelton, February 16. Port Hobart, 'New' Plymouth. February 20. Canadian Challenger, Dunedin, March 20. Port Fairy, Dunedin, April —. Indlen, Dunedin. May 9. Canadian Scottish. Dunedin, June 13 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Opawa. New Plymouth, January 26. Breeze, Dunedin, January 28. Narbada, Sydney, January 31. Waipiata, Dunedin, February 1. Waikouaiti,. Sydney, February 1. H.M.S. Leith, West Coast Sounds. February 4. Waitakl, Dunedin. February 4. Pennyworth, New York, February 14. Canadian Scottish, New York, February 1 imperial Star, Port Chalmers, February 17. Anglo-Canadian. Port Chalmers, February 17. Port Hobart, —, February 23. Canadian Challenger. New York. March 21. Port Fairy, —, April — Indlen. Melbourne. May 10. Canadian Scottish, New York, June 14. GENERAL NOTES. The Tamatea made a trip to Stewart Island yesterday, sailing at 10.20 a.m. She returned to Bluff again, berthing at 4.30 p.m. Passengers and general cargo were carried each way. The discharging of the m.v. Opawa was continued yesterday in somewhat boisterous weather conditions, with heavy showers at intervals. As already reported, she will be in Bluff over the week-end and is due to sail for New Plymouth about Tuesday next. The motor vessel Aurora arrived at Bluff from the West Coast Sounds shortly before mid-night on Wednesday. The Port Whangarei left Wellington for southern ports on January 22. Reported to be loading for London and west coast United Kingdom ports, the Huntingdon is scheduled to reach Bluff on February 18. A report has been received by the Union Steamship Company that the Rangitane arrived m London on the afternoon of January 22. The British tanker Oilreliance has been chartered to load petrol at a Russian Black Sea Port for New Zealand. Reported to have reached Balboa last Friday, the Federal Line steamer Norfolk is en route from Auckland to London and west coast ports of Great Britain. The Karetu is announced to load at Dunedin on January 28 and afterwards at Oamaru. Timaru, Lyttelton. Wellington and Napier for Auckland, where she is due about February 4. . The Government steamer Matai arrived in. the Haurakl Gulf from East Coast lighthouses last Saturday. After attending to the buoys and beacons in the gulf t!>e vessel will come into Auckland this week. After being delayed at Apia owing to bad weather the Waikawa sailed last , week for Auckland where she is now expected to•morrow. The.vessel has cargo from Pacific ports for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney.. EPIC OF THE SEA. ■ A graphic account of the foundering of the British steamer Usvzorth, In the North Atlantic, in which was pictured exhausted seamen tossed into the wild seas and chokIng on oil released from, rescue ships to calm the water, was received in a wireless message to the Radio Marine Corporation of New York. The message sent from the Belgian rescue steamer Jean Jadot, placed the number of men lost at 12, two from the Jean Jadot’s lifeboat crew and 10 from the Usworth. Advices to Cunard-White Star line from the liner Ascania reported 17 lost “It Is a terrible tragedy,” stated ‘the message, which made known for the first time the fact that the Jean Jadot herself was in great danger when a heavy cargo of machinery shifted as she raced through mountainous seas to the Usworth’s side. So weakened were the seamen on board the Usworth, the wireless stated, that they were unable td hold lines tossed to the deck or throw back lines to the Jean Jadot, daringly manoeuvred within a few feet of the sinking freighter by Captain Sadi Gontheir. In drama-packed phrases, the tale of the mid-Atlantic rescue was told in these words, picked up by Radio Marine: "The Jean Jadot’s lifeboat crew were In charge of Second Officer Jules Le. Blanc, who Was assisted by fourth officer Lambert. Lambert was drowned. Heroic attempts to rescue the Usworth’s crew were described by

Captain S. Gontheir, master of the rescue ship Jean Jadot in a wireless despatch. As the seas rolled furiously in a wild storm of hurricane force, the Jean Jadot launched a lifeboat, carrying ten members of her crew who volunteered for the rescue attempt. The Ascania stood by pouring hundreds of tons of oil on the ocean's surface. The Jean Jadot’s boat finally came alongside the Usworth, Captain Gontheir said, and started taking off her crew; It was a perilous job. for the seas kept hurling the rescue boat against the Usworth’s sides and the freighter's men were forced to slide down a line to reach the Jean Jadot’s boat. Eight men were taken off the'freighter, when a huge wave swamped the little boat and it became fouled in the cargo derricks hanging over the side of the Usworth. The rescue boat edged away, rolling in the raging sea. Suddenly another big wave swept over the frail boat, and it capsized, with its eighteen passengers plunging helplessly into the water. The Jean Jadot rushed another boat over the side and njanaged to pick up eight of the ten volunteers • and two of the Usworth s crew. The two men lost from the Jean Jadot were the fourth officer and another member of the crew. PERSONAL. Mr J. L. Hughes has joined the Marama as fourth officer; replacing Mr P. K. McKenzie, who has been transferred to the Narbada to act in a similar capacity, Mr McKenzie replaces Mr' J. S. Fenerty, who will await orders at Wellington. Captain F. W. Collins, of the Kanna, is now on holiday in Wellington. Mr R. M- Waller is now assistant engineer on the Gael, relieving Mr G. Montague. Mr W. E. Sanders, third engineer of the Narbada, has gone on holiday leave. Mr T. H. Downes is taking his place. Mr R. D. Brebner has been appointed first officer of the Opihi in place of Mr F. D. Johnson. . . . Mr B. M. Hurley has joined the Tamahine as purser, vice Mr A. E. Edmondson, who has relieved Mr W. H, Craik on the Rangatira for holidays. P.L.A. EMPIRE-MINDED. Ropes and cordage made from hemp grown in New Zealand are in future to be used by the Port of London Authority in the London Docks. Experiments recently carried out have proved that heaving lines, small bringing-up ropes and halyards manufactured from New Zealand hemp are quite satisfactory, the average breaking strain being equal to that of ropes manufactured from hemp grown in foreign countries. LONDON’S SHIPPING. During the week ended December 7, 1,210 vessels representing 1,015,445 net register tons, used the Port of London. Four hundred and ninety-five vessels (778,258 net register tons) were to and from Empire and foreign ports and 715 vessels (237,187 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. The arrivals included twelve meat cargoes, viz. four from Australia, two from New Zealand, two from South America and four from North America, comprising 164,000 carcasses of lamb and mutton, 71,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork, rabbits and sundries. During the month of November, twenty-five vessels totalling 195,870 gross register tons, used the P.L.A. Tilbury passenger landing stage WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations yesterday:— Auckland: Aorangi, H.M.A.S. Australia, Benholm, Golden Cloud, Kalingo, Mamarl, Monowai, Monterey, Northumberland, Pennyworth, Queen Eleanor, Recorder, Sussex, Thistleglen, Walkavza, Waipawa. Wellington: Cambridge. Canadian Britisher, Comliebank. Karamea, Marama, Mataroa, Ngakuta, Niagara, Port Alma. Port Chalmers, Rangatira, Rangitane, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Tamahine, Wahine, Mariposa. Awarua: Bear of Oakland, Indlen, Jacob Ruppert, Maheno, Makura, Maunganui, Rotorua, Wanganella. Chatham Islands: South Sea. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) Auckland, January 24. Sailed:—Waipawa 5.20 p.m. for Wellington; Queen Eleanor 6 p.m. for Westport; Benholm 6 p.m. for Wellington. , „ . To sail.—Waipiata 8 p.m. for Napier. Wellington, January 24.

Arrived:—Port Waikato 2.20 a.m. from Sydney; Wahine 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Waimarino 7.20 a.m. from Lyttelton; Kartigi 10.20 a.m. from Westport; Gale 11.20 a.m. from New Plymouth; Tamahine 6 p.m. from Picton; Koimai 9.5 p.m. from Greymouth. Sailed:—Totara 3.50 p.m. for Greymouth; Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton; Fairburn 8 p.m. for Westport. Lyttelton, January 24. Arrived:—Rangatira 6.45 a.m. from Wellington; Karetu 12.50 p.m. from Wellington; Tees 2.20 p.m. from Chatham Islands. ‘

. Sailed:—Rangatira 8.20 pjn. for Wellington. Dimedin, January 24. Arrived:—Rotorua 5.30 p.m. from Wellington. Sailed:—Port Whangarei 5 p.m. for Timaru.

Sydney, January 24. Arrived: At Newcastle, Justin from Dunedin.

London, January 23, Arrived: At London, Rangitane; at Now York, Canadian Challenger,