Dinghy Missing; May Be Two Men Aboard
WELLINGTON, Last Night (PA). —Last seen drifting helpless in high seas, a Wellington harbour dinghy, with possibly two men, had not been traced by exhaustive searching late tonight. The dinghy was noted in difficulties at Worser Bay about 5.30 p.m. It tried to make shore, but a heavy southerly drove it into mid-channel. A search by the pilot launch Arahina and a coastal patrol was maintained till 9 p.m., and police cars were patrolling the coast road throughout the night.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 7 November 1949, Page 4
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