PERILS OF THE SEA.
» On arrival of the barque Meinwen in Hobson's Bay, Melbourne, last week, Captain Potter reported a startling experience on the voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne; Three weeks ago, while in the vicinity of St. Paul's Island, as the vessel was running before a fresh westerly wind, a sea of gigantic-proportions suddenly rose and swept over the stern, smashing the wheel and cabin skylights, flooding the cabin, and destroying a quantity of provisions in the lazaret. The ve3sel was submerged almost to the main-mast, and broached to. When she shook herself free tackles were rigged to the tiller, and it became possible to ascertain how the crew had fared. The chief officer was found to have some teeth missing, and a cut face. The two men who were in attendance at the wheel, were found lying near the main hatch cover. Four other members of the watch had also abrasions. All the hands had almost recovered from their injuries when the vessel reached port.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8037, 9 January 1905, Page 6
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