SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1276, 15 March 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH. Last quarter .. 6 0.14 p.m. New moon .. .. 10 7.22 a.m. First quarter .. .. 20 1.0 a.m. Full moon .. .. 28 3.3 a.m. MOON. Moon rose to day 8.15 a.m., sets 7.19 p.m. TIDE. To-day 5.54 a.m., 0.22 p.m. To-morrow 0.50 a.m., 7.18 p.m. SUN. Suu rose to-day 5.59 a.m., sets 0.19 p.m. PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. THURSDAY, MARCH 14. ROSAMOND (3.50 p.m.), 721 tons, Edge, from Wellington. WAKATU (7.15 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. FRIDAY, MARCH 15. CYGNET (12.15 a.m.), 124 tons, Murray, from Kaikoura. _ „ , CALM (2.45 a.m.), 891 tons, Radford, from Wanganui. MARAROA (8.50 a.m.), 2a98 tons, Cameron, from Wellington. SAILED. THURSDAY, MARCH 14. OREPUKI (4.25 p.m.), 527 tons, Dewhurst, for Greymouth. WOOTTON (0.10 p.m.), 150 tons, Larsen, for Wellington. MANA (0.50 p.m.), 130 tons, Sproule, for Waitara. MAORI (7.50 p.m.), 3412 tons, Manning, for Wellington. FRIDAY. MARCH 15. CALM (7.48 a.m.), 891 tons, Radford, for Wanganui. NOTES. The Kokiri is at present on her way from Napier to the West Coast, and from there she will proceed to Lyttelton. A very heavy sea was running along the east coast of the South Island last week. The sea was exceptionally rough at Otago Heads. A large steamer left Port Chalmers on Tuesday evening, March 5, in charge of Pilot Duncan. As the sea was too rough, the pilot launch did not leave her berth as is usual to bring the pilot back, and he went on to the next port of call by the steamer, returning to Dunedin by train two days later. It is stated (says the Dunedin “Star”) that this is the lirst occasion for the past ten years that such an occurrence has taken place owing to the sea being too heavy at the Heads for the pilot to be transferred to the launch. The old wooden steamer Antrim narrowly escaped being lost in Lake Wakatipu- recently. She was lying alongside the old town wharf, and it is surmised that some person—probably a mischievous lad —got down into the vessel and turned on the tap of a service pipe which has its inlet from the lake and its outlet in the engineroom. A steady flow of water continued to run into the engine room and adjacent quarters all day, with the result that the Antrim commenced to settle down. Her parlous plight was not discovered till 5.30 p.m., by which time her portholes were about three inches below the surface of the lathe. The alarm was immediately given, and pumping operations were hastily set in motion. Four men were engaged on the task till 10 p.m., by which time the “veteran” was salved. Had another hour elapsed before her condition was observed she would have foundered. Though out of commission ns far as passenger service and freight are concerned, the Antrim, ■which Is close on 50 years old, is useful •when repairs are being made to the wharves or to her sister craft.