S.S. WAIHI ASHORE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2186, 26 June 1914, Page 4

S.S. WAIHI ASHORE

,ON THE BF.ACH AT NGAHAtT--IUNGA. The small steamer Waibi, which has been at anchor in the stream at Wok lington for some considcrftb-te tkne, dragged her anchisr :iikJ whs .Mown a.slioj'e near Ngahauranga during' tlie tiaiiy hours of yesterday morning. The accident was attributed to. tho heavy southerly'gale whic.fi. visited Wdlffigtsli during the niglil The little .vessel's' plight was not considered serious, and'as far as could be ascertained . last evening she has suffered little at n.o. damage.' It was. reported, ' hflwever,. that the Waihi was nuking a little water forward.' .During tho day a staff of men were employ-ad putting out. anchors and hawsers' iind iii high tide last evening an attorapt Was made to geti tb.o Waihi off. Hftr head wa-s turned towards the ha.rbiM.!.r,ahd jus-fc when the tug, which was assisting! was nwsi needed she broke down, and tlie TJnvoH Company's ■ lau-itefj Was eoiiipeikd to tow her back tsi the'wharf, it is st*t-. Ed 'that had.it not bojai fo* the mishap t.i tho tug the Waihi. would ktv-0 boon refloated last eveains. . A further attempt will be -made to got the stm.niled steamer off tho beaeli this inatmm;. Tlio Wailii is o-WiiM by tho Wairaii. Pteain Shir>- Comps-wr ; (JfesSfs. 3olui-s----ton and Co., agents). -Sh-e oj'-igi'isaliy. ' belonged to tho Uiiioit Cottipany. and is' a ycssel of 9* tons gi'oss. S'lvo was.' built' abo'nt'.W.yj.vjrs aS« by .Messrs.. Denny Bros., of. B-tt-nib-artoti, a-iul'was seiit out to Dniiddiis in sections, !flmd.' : there rebuilt by Messrs, 'j[fl'ri»a.ii 'juicl.Cable. She arrived at; W'eltmKiw wi : \ November 0, 18:82, a»d wa* placed hr charge of Oaptam Mniiinng, how of tiro' .Maori. ■ Subseo'iiwiifih" tho- Waihi was:employed in the We-fli.ngtaa-Jl'ki'ih.emi service. After a- long tert» m the tmk : Strait running the .W-'-'-iM Was sept toGisborno where sl» aoted. as .tender for some time. '