IN THE DRINK AND NOT LIKING IT
"When, I says half and half I don't mean beer and salt water," said an exuberant sailor as he was hauled aboard - the s.s. Mahana after beirig salvaged from the waters of New Plymouth harbour yesterday. • • When the ship left port at 4.30 six of the crew were missing. Five, however, arrived only to see the ship anchored in the roadstead a mile offshore. Two of the men, optimistic asto their chances of racing the pilotlaunch out, divested therfiselves of their clothing and with a cherry grin dived off the Newton King Wharf . • With 100 yards covered, one of them was obviously in difficulty, and disappeared ffom view twice before the other came to his assistance. The second managed with difficulty to support the other until the launch arrived alongside. Both men were taken aboard and, together with the other three, the launch left for the ship.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1948, Page 8
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154IN THE DRINK AND NOT LIKING IT Chronicle (Levin), 8 January 1948, Page 8
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