DAMAGE TO HAURAKI.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18822, 10 March 1931, Page 8

DAMAGE TO HAURAKI.

GROUNDED AT NEW PLYMOUTH. By Telegraph—Press Awoclatlon AUCKLAND, March 9. The opinion that the Hauraki was a very lucky ship to have escaped disaster when she grounded at New Plymouth on February 21st, was expressed at Calliope Dock, when the docking of the vessel made possible an accurate survey of the damage. When the bottom of the vessel became exposed to view, the story of what occurred when she grounded at New Plymouth could easily be reconstructed. Her bottom touched on the starboard side near the bows, and was scraped for a distance of 60 feet. As she went forward again she touched in several places amidships, and finally she touched and scraped again for about 50ft well aft on the port side. The first point of impact is marked by a rent about 3ft long and 6in or Bin wide, torn in one of the plates. Astern of this the plates are dented in a long groove extending about 60ft in length, and affecting a width of 15ft. Many plates are dented amidships, and several at the stern are holed as well as dented. Appearances are that the necessary work of repair will occupy about a fortnight.