MISSING LAUNCH REPORTED
lly Telegraph-Press Association. Wanganui, November, 3. Tin' •'aunoh Kingfisher, reported overduo with n crow of four men on lxiaril, war, located to-day at anchor oil' tlu> con/it, six miles smith of Wansanui, by tin- Homo steamer Tronic. The crew of the launch s'giwllciflhat tho little vw-ol was disabled tlimugh losing her rudder. Ui) to to-night Hie sea has been too rough fnc ia coastal steainw. to go to the rescue, but; the Tronic is now standing by, and as the weather is. moderating, it is expected that the launch's crew will', soon he taken off. It has been ascertaineil that when Hie Kingfisher left on her fishing trip last Thursday there was only a day'v prov'sions on board, and it is thought the crew have suffered considerable privations. The Home steamer Karninra, which put to sea. in company willi tho Tropic on Sunday ni-rht, on account of the tempestuous weather, is sKll keeping out to soa.'
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 34, 4 November 1919, Page 6
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159MISSING LAUNCH REPORTED Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 34, 4 November 1919, Page 6
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