John Arnold_The Evening Post_, 9 September 1924:
STRANDED WAKATU
POSSIBILITY OF SAVING HER
(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
BLENHEIM, 8th September.
There is no change in the position of the #Wakatu. There is a strong southerly wind blowing, but the sea is only moderate.
The captain informed a “Marlborough Express” representative that if the weather remained fine he was hopeful that the vessel would be got off, but he said that it would have to be very fine. The crew are still standing by.
About midday yesterday, when on her voyage north, the steamer Orepuki stood in close to the wreck, and exchanged signals with Captain Robertson. She resumed her voyage North after about ten minutes.
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STRANDED WAKATU
POSSIBILITY OF SAVING HER
(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
BLENHEIM, 8th September.
There is no change in the position of the #Wakatu. There is a strong southerly wind blowing, but the sea is only moderate.
The captain informed a “Marlborough Express” representative that if the weather remained fine he was hopeful that the vessel would be got off, but he said that it would have to be very fine. The crew are still standing by.
About midday yesterday, when on her voyage north, the steamer Orepuki stood in close to the wreck, and exchanged signals with Captain Robertson. She resumed her voyage North after about ten minutes.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240909.2.32
#OnThisDay #OTD #PapersPast #Steamers #Strandings #Wrecks #ClarenceRiver #Marlborough #NewZealand
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