THE NAVUA'S EXPERIENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13462, 29 June 1907, Page 2

THE NAVUA' S EXPERIENCE.

x Auckland, June 29,. - — The J^ayua] whichnetutned ft> port to-day; flfiocountered a cyclone at noon on Wednesday! She had a very rough experience till late the same night. t On Thursday" morjiing it was discovered that the packing of .one of the propellers had become loose. Water flooded the propeller timnel and came into the engineroom. Captain McLean then put about and returned to Auckland to repair the leak. Tjbe Navua behaved splendidly during the storm. . Passengers by the Navua- said they had gt^fearfully rough experience, but there was never any alarm, even when the captain put the steamer about and ran back to Auckland; Before the Navua had been many hours out of t^tis port she divod into the gale, which cojitinued to increase in violence. By Thursday morning- it was rfcfalljr- terrible. Mountainous seas deluged tjhe vessel and kicked her about' as though 3he were a* straw .plaything* <, To add ,$0 the difficulties, the packing dbotit tjie shaft became loosened, causing tfie stern tubes to weep. The pumps had to be worked. t . '. . V

The Pateena left Onehunga^for N|w Plymouth this jmorning. She crossed the bar at 1,1.<£0. On hei^. .arrival, tonight' she will return to QneWnga, leaving about the usual time." , . 1 The Rotoiti, having crossed the Majrihikaii bar at 11.30' yesterday morning, had a rough trip ,to New Plyraputh. She arrived here at 1 o'clock this morning. She sailed ,South*at 7.45-- „„ . y ' The Corinna sailed for " Onehunga about 9 o'clock last nightf. 1 She is djlie here on her return JQurney^o Mpnday morning. ' Although she is. well on fo.t-hirty years eld, the Union' Company's «teamer Rotomahana maintains the reputation which earned her the,' -title of the greyhound of thefleet. The other night she steamed from Lyttelton to .Wellington in 10 hours 40 minutes. Which is witfiin five minutes of the best time she ever made. *