BLOWN OFF COURSE
IN SYDNEY HARBOUR. AN AORANGL INCIDENT. SYDNEY, Thursday. _ The Aorangi’s sailing was not devoid of incident. Caught by., a heavy gust of wind as she was leaving Darling Harbour, the ship was carried off her course anud approached dangerously near ferry boats moored at Blue’s Point on the opposite side of the harbour. Anchors were dropped as the ship neared the shallow water. These cheeked her way, and the tugs which rushed to the spot were able, with the help of the ship’s own engines, to get the Aorangi clear and on her course again .o "fRS under the bridgg. The excitement lasted 20 minutes, however, during which time the crew and passengers had plenty to occupy their attention.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 2 March 1934, Page 5
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