THE MANAIA

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19589, 12 June 1926, Page 7

THE MANAIA

PASSENGERS TAKEN OFF STEAMER ON A REEF A MODERATE SEA RUNNING ASSISTANCE SOON AT HAND. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 11. Advice was received at one o ’clock | this morning that the Northern Company’s Alanaia was ashore at Slipper Island on her way from Tauranga to Auckland. The vessel was haru and last, but was not in a dangerous position. Captain Norbury advised that he was right until this morning. He asked for assistance. The Manaia left Tauranga at 8 pjn., and struck at 11. 20 p.m. At 2.30 a.m. she reported by wirej less that she was holding on to the ■ reef with her propellers, and the passengers were still on board. The weather was still squally, and the seas moderate, but the steamer was bumping heavily. An earlier message stated that it was intended to land the passengers, but, according to latest advices, this had not been done. The Ngapuhi, en route from AVhangarei to Auckland, is proceeding to the Manaia’s assistance. The Rimu is leaving for Auckland. Transferring Passengers. A radio message to the Secretary of the General Post Offices states that the steamer Ngapuhi was communicated with at three o’clock this morning. The weather was then coming up anti the ship was making water fairly fast. About 'sixty passengers are aboard. At 10.40 this morning a further radio stated: “10.22 a.m., from the Manaia: The Ngapuhi is now taking passengers off. Two boats have got away safely.” A wireless message at noon stated that all the Manaia s passengers had been transferred to the Ngapuhi. The Manaia is keeping steam up. The sea is moderate and the weather getting calmer, dull and cloudy, but | clearing. Position of Vessel. The Manaia is a>hure on W atchman, a small island a mile from Slipper Island, which is about five miles from Tairua on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsular. Watchman is about 30 feet high. The ship appears to be broadside on from Tairua with a dip in her stern. She is in a very exposed position. Mr Cory Wright and party from Tairua proceeded early this morning by launch but have not yet returned. At 10 a.m., the Ngapuhi arrived and j is rendering assistance. A fair sea is Tunning. The Passenger List. The passengers on the Manaia are: Messrs Johnston, Fyfe, Topplin, Peters, Wilkinson, Harris (2), Capper, Kenney, Ludwig, Ciochetto, Mackrell, Hewlett, Sayer, Hille, Aitken, Jackson, Patrick, Clarke, Frost, Fergusson. Canning, Graham, Stein, Beale, Lee, Jethro, Lock, Perryn, McKay. Benham. Meredith, Harrison, Masters Dale (2); Mesdames Begg. Avery, Perryn, Abraham; Misses Abraham (2), Rich, McLeod, Brook, Bucknail, Stewart (2), Lully, Best, Scott, Pittaway, Stone, and Laurance (2). The Manaia‘s cargo includes 34 bales of hemp, 21 bales of tow, 34 bales of sheepskins. 63 cases of fruit, 21 sacks of maize, four cases of bacon, and a quantity of general cargo. Thera is a fair mail. The island is owned by Messrs G. and W. Mclaughlin, and has an area of 600 acres. It is used as a sheep run. and is about forty miles from Tauranga and three miles off Tairua Harbour. THE MANAIA DOOMED WATER IN ENGINE-ROOM. STEAMER HAS VERY HEAVY LIST [Per Preaa Association.] AUCKLAND, June 11. The Ngapuhi is expected to arrive at Auckland shortly after ten o’clock tonight with the passengers from the Manaia. The work of transferring the J passengers at the scene of the wreck ( was safely accomplished, the Ngapuhi I being at the scene for four hours, sailing at 2.15 p.m. for Auckland. The Manaia appears to be doomed, the I following message being sent out by Captain Norbury from the Manaia at 6.3p.m. “Making water badly, the engineroom getting flooded. The i dynamos won’t last much longer. The ship has a very' heavy list.” It has been the policy of the Northern Steamship Company to carry must of its own risks. Thus in the balance sheet for the year ended March 31 last . the sum of £6.730 was credited to the i Insurance Account, £9,111 to the Insurance Account No 2, giving a total received under this head of £15,841. Apart from that all the Company’s vessels are covered by a T.L.O. (total loss only) policy taken out with ordinary Insurance Companies. The amount of the T.L.O. policy covering the Manaia was not available to-night. Her value may be roughly stated at over £20,000. WORSE POSITION STOKEHOLD ELOODED. TRANSFERENCE OF THE CREW. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 11. At 9.20 to-night the captain of the Manaia reported that her stokehold an# *ngineroom were flooded and some of the crew were being transferred to the Bimu, which was standing by.