MISSING YACHTSMAN
NOT YET LOCATED The whereabouts of Mr Gordon Morice, who is missing in the auxii. iary yacht Titi somewhere on the East Coast, are believed to be still ur.kn own . He put out to sea on Sunday, and lias been reported as having been seen from coastal ports, the last report being received from Tuparoa on Monday. Mr Morice is a brother of Mr J. Morice of Whakatanc, who is at present at East Cape. Coastal vessels have been asked to keep a look out for the yawl and ves. ■ tnrday afternoon an aeroplane from Hobsonville searched. If the plane unsuccessful Captain G. Carey to take the Whakatane Harbour r»oanl's launch out early this morning and for this trip he was refuel-! I'n.'j l'-mnch yesterday. Tt is to go about 150 miles • lonrf m norrt. wh ? ch is well within, action of the launch. Q hc can carry enough fuel oil in her tmks for fiO hours running at the snood of eight knots, in which t'mo cV>o»coiild go about 500 miles, and with another drum of fuel oil on dock : n cose of accidents she can stay at sea for many more hours.
"VTnrlam! Kofluce with Bonkora. onick. snfo. No dangerous clif>tin£t, F. G. Macklow, t -l'.-otano •
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 45, 4 August 1939, Page 5
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210MISSING YACHTSMAN Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 45, 4 August 1939, Page 5
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