COLLIER ASHORE
STRANDED IN DENSE FOG. MISHAP ON NEW SOUTH WAT.F.S COAST. CREW IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER. (Received Friday, 8.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 9. The collier Bealiba, of 512 tons gross, is reported aground on Pelican Point, in the vicinity of Norah Head. The forward hold is badly damaged and the pumps are unable to cope with the water. The crew is in no immediate danger. Local fishermen sighted the Bealiba in trouble and reported the fact to the Norah Head lightkeeper, who was able to walk within a stone’s throw of the stranded vessel, which is high up at low tide. It is understood that the mishap occurred in a dense coastal fog This morning the lightkeeper was unable to see two miles seaward. VESSEL ABANDONED. (Received This Day, 1.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 9. It is understood that the Bealiba is likely to become a total wreck. There is a large hole forward. The vessel is fast on a small reef and the crew of thirteen have her.
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Wairarapa Age, 10 March 1934, Page 5
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