THE SCOW MARORO.
MASTER’S ACCOUNT,
CBy Telegraph.—Press Association.)
NAPIER, Dec. 3
At the inquiry into the stranding of the barque- Maroro near Porangahau, •Captain J. W. Jones, the master, said the vessel met increasingly bad weather from Cape Turnagain onwards. He turned the vessel, seeking the shelter of Cape Pallister, but re turned again owing to the weather, and hove-to till daylight, when he set out for Castlepoint to anchor. The attempt failed, and he headed for Napier. Qltimately the weather forced him to shelter under Blackhead, anchoring there on November 23 He took all precautions, and retired at 8 p.m. He returned on deck at midnight, when the conditions were fairly good. An hour later they got worse, and he decided to seek the Kidnappers. The vessel began to drag both anchors in spite of the engine going at full speed ahead. The vessel struck aft at 4 a.m., and when the tide receded'the vessel was high and drj-. He sheltered because he was minus lulii- . eating oil, and the vessel, being with-
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Thames Star, Volume LXI, Issue 17051, 3 December 1927, Page 5
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