SEAS SWEEP SHIP
BOISTEROUS VOYAGE TO DARWIN. VESSEL’S SEVERE BUFFETING. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Darwin, Jan. 18. The worst storm in the memory of any of the officers was experienced off the coast of the orthem Territory by the Burns Philip steamer, Marella, which arrived at Darwin last evening two days overdue from the southern States. TheN wind blew with hurricane force all day Tuesday and huge seas swept over the ship, smashing windows and doors, and damaging cargo. The second engineer, Mr. Renfrew, was swept along the deck by a wave and suffered severe head injuries. He was admitted to hospital on arrival at Darwin. A number of passengers received minor injuries. The Governor of Queensland, Sir Leslie Wilson, narrowly escaped being washed overboard.
A passenger said that the ship was hove to all day Tuesday with all the officers and crew on the deck and bridge throughout the day and night. Frequently passengers were thrown off their feet by the mountainous seas which came over, flooding the cabins. Captain Donaldson said: “The winds and the seas were the worst I have ever seen.”
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 January 1935, Page 5
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