STRIKING OF THE OHAU.
[Per Press Association.! WELLINGTON, June 4. The steamer Ohau was placed on the slip this afternoon for examination, the result of which leaves but little doubt that she struck a rock. One or two plates forward on the port side are badly buckled, while the keel for a considerable distance bears signs of contact with some hard substance. Several rivets also are started. The preliminary inquiry was held before the Collector of Customs this afternoon, and the evidence forwarded to the Marine Department. . There seems very little doubt that the Ohau struck on Cook Eock, which lies a f*v<T inline nnrfii.Kracf nf Tlio 'Rl.rtf.V. ara
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5583, 5 June 1896, Page 2
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