TRAWLER DRIFTING IN GALE
I ^ , r. Ib-f-cived WediH'sdav, 7.2.") p.m. f 8VDXKV, May 22. Tla- ilesvrted truulcr T'ahao is still i'i : ">ri cil drifting in a galc witliin OOO lnili-s of Mvclnoy A\itli tlic Xcw Zealand J i-i imieiit sleamer Matai unable to | bdii- lier in tow again. Tlie Pahau has ! '-a adrit't for over 2+ liours after 1'icakinjr jt towrope when being towod , bi in Auckland to Sydney. A passenger on the .Matai radioed 1 h'yhaoy: " \Ve rau into a hoavy sontli- ' 1 \ uale with terrifie sea? which caused , da- Matai to heave to at 11 p.m. on -Mi mlay. The towline parted at 4 a.m. .u-Meniay and the Pahau dvifted awnv oi«l furned stern on to the gale, plungb'" lnadly in the big seas. The ATatai deained .slowlv into the gale and we liavi- been waiting an abatement so tlial the towline ean be taken in and AVfl ean set out in chase. of ihe Pahau. Tlie seamanship of f'aptain Johnston and c'rew of the Matai has been outstanding. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 May 1946, Page 5
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