CLANSMAN DELAYED
BAR UNWORKABLE NECESSARY TO LIGHTEN CARGO The Northern Steamship Company's motor vessel Clansman was due to sail last Saturday afternoon with dairy produce and general goods'tor Auckland, but the high wind and conditions at the bar were against the Clansman 'ailing and she remained in port over the weekend. No attempt was made to clear the port on Monday as soundings at the bar showed that there would not be sufficient clearance for the vessel. Earlv on Tuesday mornin;.; the Clnn.i man was taken down Ivit touched and had to be brought back ro tin* whaif. Soundings- taken on A .\ morning proved the futility ol attempting tlie passage that day and it was decided to lighten the vessel's carVy I his end approximately one thousand boxes of butter, weighing about thirty tons, were removed from the holds. Drawing ft ft. bins, forward and 71't. aft, the Clansman was nbl" to negotiate the bar at 5.45 a.m. yesterday. At that time soundings gave a depih of 7ft. Gins, in the channel.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 115, 26 January 1940, Page 5
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172CLANSMAN DELAYED Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 115, 26 January 1940, Page 5
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