TOWED BY A WHALE
STARTLING EXPERIENCE Two residents of Te Kaha. Opitiki, who left in a small boat to go fishing, had a narrow escape from possible death when two whales suddenly appeared and almost capsized their boat. The men. Constable Hira and Mr J. Waler, of the Te Kaha Hotel, were fishing in a calm sea, when, without any warning, two whales came to the surface within 20 yards of the small craft. Not wishing to loose their lines, the men made a considerable noise by hammering on the side of the boat, and after a while they succeeded in frightening the whales away. Unfortunately, however, one of the whales had become entangled in the anchor rope and towed the boat at a fast speed through the water. One of the fishermen wanted to cut the rope, but the other, hoping to be able to save it, demurred. After going some distance, however, the pace became so great that it was decided to cut the rope. A length of 50 fathoms was lost, but. as one man put it, “It was better to lose the rope than lose our lives.” When the rope had been cut the men resolved to give up fishing for the day They returned safely to Te Kaha.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19946, 2 November 1934, Page 4
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213TOWED BY A WHALE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19946, 2 November 1934, Page 4
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