CONFLICTING OPINIONS.
POSITION OP THE INDRABARAH. From tho following official reports it is evident that there is a conflict of opinion as to what has really happened-lately to the stranded Tyscr liner ludrabarah. The secretary of tho General Post Office received tho following telegram from the postmaster at Bulls yesterday afternoon:— "Indrabarah is closer inslioro than sho has been since May 10, the morning sho was stranded, Most of her lines have given way, and the Tcruwhiti has returned to Wellington. No further attempt at refloating can bo made for a fortnight at least." '
Captain Eainey, superintendent for the Tyser Line, in a message to Mr. H. L. Nathan, manager for the local agents, last evening contradicts the above statement. Speaking to a reporter, Mr. Nathan said: "1 was speaking to Captain Eainoy over the telephone this (Sunday) evening, and ho informed me that the Indrobarah's position was unchanged. Tho prospects of refloating her, ho said, were good. Tho reason why the Indrabarah was not refloated these last "springs" was because tho tides were poor ones," Mr. Nathan concluded by saying that tliero was absolutely no foundation for the report that most of the wires had carried away. The salvage tug Terawhiti returned to ■Wellington from the Rangitikei Bight during tho early hours of yesterday morning. She has come back to port for tho purpose of shipping more salvage gear. When seen yesterday, Captain Watchlin, who is in charge of the Terawhiti, said '.that the spring tides in the Rangitikci Bight had teen very poor this moon. Captain Watchlin stated that tho Indrabarah had not gone further inshore, and there was very little likelihood of her doing so. Those in charge of operations on Uonrd had shifted the liner's stern round to sea a little, and at each high tide the Indrabarah was being shifted a little. She was not goinjj inshore, however. v ' " On Thursday a couple of lines had carried away, but when tho Terawhiti left on Saturday afternoon all lines were intact, and coupled up between Vhe ship and the anchors. The weather in tho bight has been fine, but on occasions a big sea came in. It is stated that the Indrabarah was lightened up to lfii feet on Thureday'in readiness for the big pull on tho fop of high spring tides, ami had tho latter been good there is no doubt that some good work i would have been accomplished. As it is the Indrabarah will havo to remain on .the beach till next spring tides, which occur in about a fortnight's time.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1783, 23 June 1913, Page 4
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428CONFLICTING OPINIONS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1783, 23 June 1913, Page 4
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