SUBMARINE UPHEAVAL

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1929, Page 13

SUBMARINE UPHEAVAL

PHENOMENA IN TASMAN S GREAT SURGE OF WATER RISE CONVEX MASS THIRTY FEET HIC By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Australian Press Association. Sydney, July! When midway between Cape Maria Diemen and Sydney the steamer Aelyl passed close to two submarine upheai Captain Stevenson said that last f day, without warning, a great surge water rose out of the sea and gradu assumed a convex formation which re: cd a height of about 30 feet before tling again. He estimated that the w of water was between 15 and 20 feet. A quarter of an hour later a sec upheaval occurred in the same posit No sensation was felt on board the s Captain Stevenson said that there p have been a terrific upheaval at the ,1 tom of the sea. :<.£.

WATER HEAVILY DISCOLOURE

OBSERVATION'S OFF WEST OOA

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Westport, Last Nigh Captain Wahlstrom, of the s.s. ( puki, is firmly of opinion that the shakes had their origin at sea to westward of New Zealand.

He bases his opinion on his obser tions as the s.s. Orepuki was plugg her way down the coast. Although weather was heavy-—south-weste weather prevailed—as far •as the < could sec to the westward was heavi discoloured water. This could not lu been brought about by discharge fr the rivers on the west coast. Furt a later repoYt stated a steamer on Tasman Sea had passed through - v quantities of dead fish.