MOVING 2000 TONS OF WATER PER HOUR.
Several holes were found by divers in the bottom of the New Zealand Shipping Company's tine steamer Kaipara, which grounded In the Rangitoto Channel, and after this had b».*n plugged up. the powerful pumps of the tug Terawhiti. assisted by the Harbour Board’s pulsometer, emptied the Hooded holds in a few hours, and the liner was brought up to Hobson Bay. where she was beached until more of her cargo has been discharged, prior to docking for repairs. (1 > The pulsometer at work assisting the pumps. CJ» Preparatory (Operations. This striking picture shows the powerful pumps of the Terawhiti throwing out about 1,300 tons of water per hour from the Hooded holds.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 4, 26 January 1910, Page 18
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119MOVING 2000 TONS OF WATER PER HOUR. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 4, 26 January 1910, Page 18
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