The Engineer's Statement.
Mr J,l Smith, engineer of the Monowai, tells the nature of the mishap to •the vessel as follows :v— "The propeller toss was burst open in a V-shape. The boss is that part of the propellor that "the blades are fastened on to, and the shaft was left exposed through ..the boss. It was an absolute disablement of the machinery beyond possibility of repair, until the ship could be tipped to get the shaft out of the water, 'i'hat could not be done in those latitudes, the weather being too rough. It was nothing in the shape of a breakage of -the ship's frame, and it meant no danger at all to the ship, but she was absolutely crippjed, ; t and nothing can be done until she is "taken into dock to get an ew boss fitted."
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10482, 29 October 1901, Page 3
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