STEAMER PAKEHA
FOUND TO EE LEAKING ORDERED TO FLOATING DOCK L Per IT css Association. ] DUNEDIN, .inly 12. \ The Shaw Sa\il] steamer Pakehu arrived al Port Chalmers at 10 20 a.m. to-day from Tiinaru. The vessel is believed to have touched the bottom at Oamaru or Timaru, as she is leaking. As she was drawing 20tt. s*n. oi water it was not possible to dock her at Port Chalnier>, and the \e>s< l was ordered to Wellington lo be p'ace I on the floating dock there, 'lhe Pakeha sailed again shortly before 11 a.m. POSITION AT TIMARU [ Ter Press Association 1 TIMARU, July 1?. Interviewed to-night concert,ing th® mishap to the Pakeha, the harbour* master at I'.niarii, I'aptain White, stated that it. was impossible for thm vessel to have touched bottom as she was only drawing 20 feet coming in and there was 32 feet of water in the channel. There was the same depth <•1 water going out, and the vessel was I o'lly dravvitig a few inches ever 20
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 162, 13 July 1935, Page 9
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171STEAMER PAKEHA Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 162, 13 July 1935, Page 9
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