STEAMER MANA AGROUND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2298, 31 October 1914, Page 9

STEAMER MANA AGROUND

t / , AT ENTRANCE TO PATEA HAR--1 BOTJR. 1 (By Telcßraph—Presa Association.) o Wanganiii, October 30. The steamer Mana, from Wellington, j ran aground at 6.30 last evening, when . attempting to enter Patea Haxbour. A 3 heavy 6ea was running at the timo. The . vessel is bumping heavily, stem on to P the sea. Nothing can be done to refloat o hor until the weather moderates. r After having been laid up at Patea 0 for several months, tbo South TaranaM Steamship Company's Mana was recommissioned on Tuesday, October 20, and arrived at Wellington the following day under command of Captain , V. Johansen. She has made a couple of a trips between the two ports with dairy e produce, etc., and left Wellington on - Tuesday evening last for Patea, via Tarakohe. At tho latter port the Mana. d loaded- about 60 tone .of cement, d Weather ■ reports ■ received from ports d Bituated on the West Coast of the North e Island yesterday indicated that a strong e westerly gale had caused serious delay e to shipping. The local agents for the :, Mana (Messrs. Dalgety and Company) h have been advised that tho Mana was e in a favourable position for refloating e when the -weather moderates.