LOSS OF THE ALERT
WRECKED WHILE LOADING COPRA THE CAPTAIN'S STORY. Received July 10, 8.55 p.m. SUVA, July 10. The story of the wreck of the ' Alert was told by Captain MacDonald, the chief owner, to-day. The ' ship loaded copra at Aanbai and proceeded to Futu. The weather | was tine, and loading was in proi gress when the wind shifted at 4 o’clock in the morning. A heavy squall came down, and, despite anI chors, the schooner drifted squareily ashore on the reef. All hands were saved in the ship’s boat. The gale raged for three days, and the schooner broke in two. Subsequently the hull was sold to the Tongan Government for £2O. The passengers and crew of the Tofua subscribed £7B for the relief of the Alert’s crew. Most of the schooner’s sails and provisions were salvaged, also portion of the crew's belongings.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18821, 11 July 1923, Page 5
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