A SCHOONER ASHORE.
THE VESSEL NOT INSURED. (Per United Press Association.') HAMILTON. October 20. The two-masted schooner Falcon, 160 tons, belonging to Easton and Co., of Kilbimie, Wellington, in ballast frdm } Wellington to Hokianga, went ashore at ! North Head, Raglan harbour, at 8 a.m. A strong gale blew all night and drove her CO miles out of her course. Qantain Johansen decided to try to make Raglan harbour, and the vessel was within a short distance of the. bar: j when she was struck by a foul wind and driven on a sandbank, where she remains high and dry. The crew, liave landed. It is believed the vessel will re-float. , WELLINGTON, October 20. The schooner Falcon is ashore a milr north of Raglan. She is owned by Easson, Ltd., timber merchants, Wellington, She left here on the 1 2th October in ballast to load timber. She is* valued at A’ 1000, and is not insured.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14740, 20 October 1915, Page 5
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155A SCHOONER ASHORE. Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14740, 20 October 1915, Page 5
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