STRUCK IN A GALE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 5

STRUCK IN A GALE.

FULL-RIGGED SHIP ON A REEF.

TOTAL WRECK.

TERRIBLE TIME IN THE BOATS.

MATE'S PARTY MISSING.

i)y Teleirraph—Press Association— Copyrljjhl , , 19, 0.20 a.m.) ; Melbourne, September\lß. r, .The full-rigged ship Carnarvon Bay, seventeen hundred .and ninety-five tons, bound from Liverpool to, Sydney, struck ■a!reef,south-east of King's. Island at .6.30 on Thursday night during a heavy gale. .; The,,steamer Tarcoola:: arrived, to-day bringing- the ■•.captain, 'second and' third mates, and thirteen of 'the, crew of ;tlie .wrecked vessel;'.'. They, were picked up in an. v open boat on Saturday .'afternoon Cape Liptrap. .'.' , ■':'/. •'- : . b The second' boat, ■' containing, the ..first mate, and thirteen, of'Hhe'crew, and'a passenger, is,still missing.' V' ' ; > "■•".'. "",V-." v: 'v.■;•■.'."•':.;.'',v.Latsr.': ■ V The ship CarnarTOTi Bay, 87 days out, experiencedVa succession;'of .heavy ;,weather onhe'r voyage'here/ .She approached ■the/Australian cbast'on 'Jiursday evening; .'■ and- when' ; driving ..before,-.the galei sheVwas suddenly, brought,;, up .with.,a' tremendous crash;;.. : ;7». : ;' •■ .;...'.

,• ■'The x vessol, then began ':biimping heav. ily amidships, and as the .masts, showed Signs'of falling, Captain 1 Griffiths, ordered twioboats to be launched... ■.; . .

1 This was done with much;difficulty, in a 1 heavy sea, 'the captain,' first,, second, and third officers remaining till the last.

.Some difficulty-was experienced'in get-;, ting the boats put back to take themJoff, the\men;inithe .boats; fear'ing ; -.:th'at v the masts, would fall! upon them..Eventually, however,.'all were; safely got: .into , the boats,■'•„ and. the 'captain' ,'then'( decided ■to make for'Launcestori.JHe gave,;.the'|first; mate's .boat."instructions to that effect, .but owing to the; heavy sea and.the darkness .the boats separated;;in a. few mihutes.'and the. mate's, boat-was not again 'seen.':'.. .■;■; A. ' '■.';:■:■■'•! .;■'■'■'{- .;"W. ; : ! ' '.:■:;

'/.Heavy, weather drove •■; the- ./captain's boat ■ towards;; the Victorian coast,, which; ■he'was'trying to;make _ his 'boat's' crew-iwero'picked tip' and• rescue'd : in. 'a.''"very.< exhausted-condition; //'■'.'■,;■' :'<■'■

.In fighting, against the stormy ;' conditions,; the boat' was,'partially/filled with : water;'' The; food /was' "almost/expended,' only ...half" asardino'-iapiece/remaihing.

/'.[The. Carnarvon ;'Bay.:,was:: a steeil, full-; rigged ship, built in ,1894 - by : A; Rodcrer. .'and/Company, -of-.'Port- Glasgow/,, Her ; owners /were.' - Messrs.. Roberts,. Oweri, : ■' and 'Co.; and .she 'wasßegistered at Liverpool'.' King Island is.situafed'in Bass.Strait, :north-west::Of Tasmania, and-," !! abbut: -55 '. miles from it.]"/ '■'■'- ;■'-'/,//':/; '..•' / ;ANOtHER- : V|SSEL ; ;BUFFETED,/ / :: ;/;;VyTOwlD: INTO-: SYDNEY/ v / 'f; / /'./ I/ September.' 18. ! ; ~ -The.; steamer;., Kiltobranks -', has ; been towed)into'; port by ■ the ;Guihrie.; ■. She-is eh route".-■ from'.' the Northern /Rivers, to Sydney cargo, ; pf -sugar'.and/tim-;' ber;//Her -machinery -broke •.down.' on Friday, and.she. drifted/at, the ,'mercyof -a rough; seai-tilltheGuthrie;cdme.'to her 'rescue. / : '' ; /// : 'i'//-' ./:/ ' '/ /-;'.\-' J ■~