SHIP’S MISFORTUNES

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1933, Page 5

SHIP’S MISFORTUNES

ACCIDENTS AND ILLNESS. THREE DAYS IN HURRICANE. Auckland, Sept. 22. Although her voyage from Tampico to Auckland was mainly uneventful, the Bank Line motor-ship Inverbank, which arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon, has experienced more than her share of difficulties during the last few months. The Inverbank is a tramp motor-sh’> and was last at Auckland about two years ago. Early this year she left Cardiff for Puget Sound, in the United States, to load timber for Japan. On arrival the master, Captain J. J. Tulloch, had to be put ashore, suffering from appendicitis, and the chief officer took temporary command on the voyage to Japan. After leaving Puget Sound the Inverbank encountered a hurricane which

raged for three days. During the greater part of that time the vessel was hove s to and a quantity of deck cargo had to be jettisoned. However, the ship was not damaged. While he was on deck during the storm the second officer was caught by a sea and washed into the scuppers of the after deck, narrowly escaping being swept overboard. He received a cut on the head and, as the ship does not carry a doctor, the third mate had to stitch the wound. Captain W. R. Forsyth, the present master, took command of the ship in Japan. After discharging her timber cargo the Inverbank loaded sugar in the Philippines for the United States and then went to Tampico to load 8000 tons of bitumen for New Zealand and Australia. Moderate weather was experienced on the voyage from Tampico to Auckland, the only misfortune being that the Chinese chief steward contracted bronchitis during the trip. When the vessel berthed at Western Wharf vesterday afternoon he had to be sent /') the Auckland hospital.